tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58892736841680569072017-08-15T17:27:43.615-07:00JOJO'S WorldAll about being vegan, a yoga teacher, traveling, organizing and some other stuff.Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-31256510279303742482015-10-17T20:48:00.001-07:002015-10-17T20:48:03.852-07:00Blessed<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gW9B05rF26c/ViMWcu8yUQI/AAAAAAAACNc/AAj_i2UUUpo/s640/blogger-image--343697843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gW9B05rF26c/ViMWcu8yUQI/AAAAAAAACNc/AAj_i2UUUpo/s640/blogger-image--343697843.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well I finally did it! I finally became a certified yoga teacher. &nbsp;I was so happy when I finished. &nbsp;I worked really hard and I was so nervous to teach my class. &nbsp;Why? &nbsp;I have no idea. &nbsp;I knew I could do it, I knew no physical harm would come to me, it wasn't life or death yet for some reason I was terrified. &nbsp;I finally scheduled it and the night before reviewed the class I had planned several times and felt confident. &nbsp;The entire night I tossed and turned and kept repeating the sequence. &nbsp;My alarm went off and I started with the doTerra oils and chamomile tea to help with the nerves, yep they were back. &nbsp;I get to the class after a porch swing pep talk from S and of couse nothing goes as planned. &nbsp;Long story short I couldn't teach the sequence I had planned so I had to fly by the seat of my yoga pants so to speak. &nbsp;All in all it turned out well and I received my certificate. &nbsp;I have been filling in for my teacher for the Saturday class I take and I really enjoy it. &nbsp;It is perfect for me! &nbsp;Other than teaching I am working on a couple projects, one being yoga related and I will keep everyone posted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wZ6JKKrrCbs/ViMWZJHsGgI/AAAAAAAACM8/RP-6vrHvhcU/s640/blogger-image-992663012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wZ6JKKrrCbs/ViMWZJHsGgI/AAAAAAAACM8/RP-6vrHvhcU/s640/blogger-image-992663012.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today S and I went to Autumn with Topsail. &nbsp;It is an arts and crafts fair and they had all sorts of things everything from yard ornaments to jewelry, soaps to pottery. &nbsp;The weather was perfect for it. &nbsp;They had a band and several food vendors. &nbsp;We actually ran into my mom and Mark. &nbsp;It was a nice way to spend the afternoon just walking around outdoors. &nbsp;We saw a couple things we really liked but once we thought about it we decided we didn't really need it. &nbsp;There was a lady there that sold necklaces and earings that have little shells in them. Allison got a pair the last time she was here visiting and we went to the farmers market. &nbsp;When I went to Charlotte for a conference I was able to spend time with Allison and she wore those earings and they were so pretty. &nbsp;I got a card so I may call and order a pair. &nbsp;If I do I'll post a picture and her information. &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BK22YIqgnfk/ViMWZz3XmNI/AAAAAAAACNE/qAHkhLQEj-o/s640/blogger-image-1855378161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BK22YIqgnfk/ViMWZz3XmNI/AAAAAAAACNE/qAHkhLQEj-o/s640/blogger-image-1855378161.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After we got home we decided to build a fire in the firepit we constructed. &nbsp;It was cool out so it was the perfect temperature to sit outdoors by a fire. &nbsp;Our neighbors even came over and sat for a couple hours. &nbsp;It was such a beautiful evening the stars were so bright, an owl was hooting in the background and the crickets were chirping. &nbsp;It was just a perfect night. &nbsp;Bella had fun at first but then she got really cold. &nbsp;She ended up in a chair covered up with some towels. &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qjyHO1d_mxc/ViMWb-y0wYI/AAAAAAAACNU/lRVPfMYX_8s/s640/blogger-image--1384623422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qjyHO1d_mxc/ViMWb-y0wYI/AAAAAAAACNU/lRVPfMYX_8s/s640/blogger-image--1384623422.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All in all it has been a really nice weekend. &nbsp;There is still one more day left. &nbsp;Tomorrow is bagel, beach and bath day for Bella but I think we will skip the beach. &nbsp;Hey you never know we could change our minds. Hope you enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uUzdPc6kVjE/ViMWamt8ulI/AAAAAAAACNM/U0lPsDTdLDE/s640/blogger-image--1595761697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uUzdPc6kVjE/ViMWamt8ulI/AAAAAAAACNM/U0lPsDTdLDE/s640/blogger-image--1595761697.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-63040555462433668982015-08-23T18:13:00.001-07:002015-08-23T18:24:10.345-07:00Topsail Island NC after the beach Lunch<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wzCe9qO0K9E/VdpvpLD3B8I/AAAAAAAACK0/NantGDpMOl8/s640/blogger-image--1675940404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wzCe9qO0K9E/VdpvpLD3B8I/AAAAAAAACK0/NantGDpMOl8/s640/blogger-image--1675940404.jpg" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"></div></div><br></div><div>Today was a beautiful day on Topsail Island, NC. &nbsp;I have actually gone to the beach (not one we anchor up on when we are out on the boat) for the last three weekends. &nbsp;My friend Allison came to visit a few weeks ago and we went every day she was here. &nbsp;A couple days we just took a long walk but a couple days we took our chairs and sat right on the surf where the waves were breaking.p</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QdZIxubq3ho/VdpvvGdtV9I/AAAAAAAACL0/jizxcM55wgg/s640/blogger-image--1062312150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QdZIxubq3ho/VdpvvGdtV9I/AAAAAAAACL0/jizxcM55wgg/s640/blogger-image--1062312150.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The last two weekends S and I have gone to the beach on Sunday for a couple hours. &nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OLHpMwHSw4c/VdpvrCUCWSI/AAAAAAAACLM/CpfMUGbyzrw/s640/blogger-image-836308541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OLHpMwHSw4c/VdpvrCUCWSI/AAAAAAAACLM/CpfMUGbyzrw/s640/blogger-image-836308541.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Just sitting there on the beach, eyes closed, waves rolling on the shore, and the sun wrapping around my body like a warm blanket lulled me into a trance like state. &nbsp;S found a piece of a sand dollar and I thought how sad, it was probably so beautiful when it wasn't broken. &nbsp;As I held it in my hand and studied it I realized it was beautiful just the way it was. &nbsp;I kept it and I am going to add it to my collection. &nbsp;It just goes to show you everything is beautiful in its own way. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>We saw a little crab on the shore line and he would run away when the waves would roll in.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qzKA4mjJxeM/Vdpvw7ASXLI/AAAAAAAACME/j6ii_aHW2II/s640/blogger-image--540534366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qzKA4mjJxeM/Vdpvw7ASXLI/AAAAAAAACME/j6ii_aHW2II/s640/blogger-image--540534366.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I just love the water at Topsail, it is so clear and even standing in knee deep water you can see the bottom.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-akMy8NoF1OY/VdpvpxK-cbI/AAAAAAAACK8/BC7HDp9guBQ/s640/blogger-image-979576011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-akMy8NoF1OY/VdpvpxK-cbI/AAAAAAAACK8/BC7HDp9guBQ/s640/blogger-image-979576011.jpg"></a></div><br></div>I did play around with some yoga on the beach when I went with Allison and when I was sitting on the beach today I realized I want to offer a class on the beach.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N69VdPwS-7o/VdpvuYlszQI/AAAAAAAACLs/VZscg9DQ-zs/s640/blogger-image-570135305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N69VdPwS-7o/VdpvuYlszQI/AAAAAAAACLs/VZscg9DQ-zs/s640/blogger-image-570135305.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The beach always make me feel so relaxed yet so energized. &nbsp;It is a wonderful feeling.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c7TGxsX99Po/VdpvyXBFd5I/AAAAAAAACMU/862z7aWr7xQ/s640/blogger-image--918688843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c7TGxsX99Po/VdpvyXBFd5I/AAAAAAAACMU/862z7aWr7xQ/s640/blogger-image--918688843.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Well after we leave the beach we like to stop and get something to eat on the island. &nbsp;We were going to Hot Diggity Dogz (no I was not eating hotdogs) but last weekend S and I decided we would never go back there. &nbsp;We were sitting at a table outside and there was a family sitting next to us at another table when a group walked up to the window to place an order. &nbsp;We heard the owner start yelling at them about brownies and how he doesn't serve brownies and they need to leave. &nbsp;He went on and on about it. &nbsp;We (along with the family sitting at the other table) were trying to figure out if he knew them and was just making a joke but we soon got our answer when he walked out and started ranting about it again. &nbsp;He was on and on about how he paid good money to have his menu signs made and there were no brownies listed and if anyone else asked for a brownie he would basically go off on them as well. &nbsp;We all just looked at each other because he put us in a very uncomfortable position. &nbsp;S and I didn't even turn around to look at him or acknowledge him. &nbsp;What a jerk! So as a result we will never be going back there and I'm pretty sure the other group that was sitting out there won't be going either. &nbsp;So if anyone is reading this that is planning on visiting Topsail Island NC or lives there and is looking for a place to get something to eat stay away from Hot Diggity Dogz. &nbsp;After we left the beach today we were trying to figure out where we wanted to eat and we had seen Beach Bunny and many times said we wanted to try it so we did today.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xTs_iUquuws/VdpvrxlLXEI/AAAAAAAACLU/047uzKa9REI/s640/blogger-image--1075562928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xTs_iUquuws/VdpvrxlLXEI/AAAAAAAACLU/047uzKa9REI/s640/blogger-image--1075562928.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I must say we were very pleased. &nbsp;Nice atmosphere, clean, good food and great service. &nbsp;I would highly recommend. &nbsp;They have burgers, subs, pizza, and appetizers. &nbsp;Some similar food the the NY Deli on the island but to me much better. S and I really don't care for the NY Deli it always seems a little dirty and the people that work there aren't overly friendly. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So my yoga teacher training is coming along well. &nbsp;I just need to teach a class with my instructor observing me. &nbsp;I have actually taught a couple classes and really enjoyed it. &nbsp;Now I think I may wait until I sub again and then invite my instructor to that class to observe. &nbsp;The last time S and I went on the boat we anchored up on an island and I played around with some yoga poses.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gVvSWPbxLoc/Vdpvqh1XUZI/AAAAAAAACLE/5cyQdvGr82E/s640/blogger-image--71695382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gVvSWPbxLoc/Vdpvqh1XUZI/AAAAAAAACLE/5cyQdvGr82E/s640/blogger-image--71695382.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8ZmksTE0c3w/VdpvxnfW-iI/AAAAAAAACMM/CXG0W6MV_sk/s640/blogger-image--1616215254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8ZmksTE0c3w/VdpvxnfW-iI/AAAAAAAACMM/CXG0W6MV_sk/s640/blogger-image--1616215254.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1t-w97ftuwc/Vdpvs2N3xDI/AAAAAAAACLc/DwC4rzIqrZ0/s640/blogger-image-761118783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1t-w97ftuwc/Vdpvs2N3xDI/AAAAAAAACLc/DwC4rzIqrZ0/s640/blogger-image-761118783.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I actually played around in the water too.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3DN-zTsDIuQ/Vdpvv-ro1-I/AAAAAAAACL8/PC4fLuJpUVw/s640/blogger-image--1336440863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3DN-zTsDIuQ/Vdpvv-ro1-I/AAAAAAAACL8/PC4fLuJpUVw/s640/blogger-image--1336440863.jpg"></a></div>All in all it has been a pretty great summer so far. &nbsp;I hope you enjoy.&nbsp;</div><div>Much Love.......</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zRfgoAwZHm8/Vdpvt0GzieI/AAAAAAAACLk/dZoRwNJUDIc/s640/blogger-image--1667939728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zRfgoAwZHm8/Vdpvt0GzieI/AAAAAAAACLk/dZoRwNJUDIc/s640/blogger-image--1667939728.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-75889972408831776692015-01-01T15:54:00.001-08:002015-01-01T15:54:37.209-08:00Yoga Teacher Training Pt. 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KhV8ed48H5s/VKXeNdtRPbI/AAAAAAAAB_4/SNseXcv8fXk/s640/blogger-image-1895736588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KhV8ed48H5s/VKXeNdtRPbI/AAAAAAAAB_4/SNseXcv8fXk/s640/blogger-image-1895736588.jpg"></a></div>Well I have started yoga teacher training! This is something I have wanted to do for many years. I'm still unsure what I plan on doing once I receive my certification. I go through phases, one day I think I want to teach and the next I don't. I know I really enjoy sharing what I know about yoga (I'm realizing I have so much to learn) with people when they ask questions so maybe teaching is my calling, but check back with me tomorrow I could change my mind again. I have come to realize that if I don't know something I get stage fright. Considering I did pageants, modeled and currently have to speak in front of crowds at work, stage fright was not something I thought I would have to concern myself with. Guess I was wrong. We were doing training exercise where we would instruct the other trainees in sun salutations. The first week my heart was racing, I rushed through just to be done with the process. I felt very uncomfortable with the entire situation my voice even took on a different sound. The next week I went in feeling better. I was ready and then the wrench... The group started practicing as they instructed. When it was my turn I was so busy doing my own practice and dealing with a little stage fright that after starting out strong I ended up with a not so strong finish. I learned I can't do the practice and teach it at the same time. &nbsp; Maybe after I become more comfortable teaching I would be more comfortable practicing while I teach, but I've learned this isn't always best because as an instructor it is your job to make sure the students are doing things properly. On to week three, I felt more confident and I know the more I do it the easier it will become. I just need to build my confidence. I know this stuff, it's the same stuff I've been doing for years. Key word "doing" not "instructing". &nbsp;I need to stop overthinking everything. At the end of this brilliant journey I may come to realize it is just that, a journey to help me grow in my practice or I may decide I want to teach. Either way it's going to be a great ride and I will keep you posted.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-y-GVP66z8sw/VKXeO1DoK3I/AAAAAAAACAA/ZPpa8TZcDOU/s640/blogger-image--1540670779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-y-GVP66z8sw/VKXeO1DoK3I/AAAAAAAACAA/ZPpa8TZcDOU/s640/blogger-image--1540670779.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-4698854307985537282015-01-01T09:19:00.000-08:002015-01-01T14:03:29.694-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mKVAzIFF9K8/VKWqtpOw6sI/AAAAAAAAB_I/wRdVAbcOYus/s640/blogger-image--2096988454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mKVAzIFF9K8/VKWqtpOw6sI/AAAAAAAAB_I/wRdVAbcOYus/s640/blogger-image--2096988454.jpg"></a></div><br>2014 has come and gone. I sit here pondering my list of New Year Resolutions and what I would like to accomplish in 2015 (I really hate that phrase, it should be more appropriately titled "another list of things I won't do because I'm so busy barely keeping my head above water now as it is). So because I love lists and note books (yes it is a sickness 😳) I will make my Resolutions for this year and make a damn good effort at keeping up with and/or achieving them. I love feeling that satisfaction of marking something off a list.&nbsp;<br><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TZDw73R0bOY/VKWqjf01FmI/AAAAAAAAB-Q/_BY1Xk2fdf8/s640/blogger-image--1114765441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TZDw73R0bOY/VKWqjf01FmI/AAAAAAAAB-Q/_BY1Xk2fdf8/s640/blogger-image--1114765441.jpg"></a></div>Well I must say the year started off with a bang. We had a really bad storm. This is not the typical weather conditions for Wilmington, NC.&nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZNfva046beA/VKWqlfYVPmI/AAAAAAAAB-Y/YWpizS4XH_8/s640/blogger-image-2075149533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZNfva046beA/VKWqlfYVPmI/AAAAAAAAB-Y/YWpizS4XH_8/s640/blogger-image-2075149533.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We also ended up with a hurricane. Hurricane Arthur arrived on our coat just in time for the July 4th holiday.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A7-GcI4xdWI/VKWqup7-yFI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/_Ox2Y9eVT8c/s640/blogger-image--773069887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A7-GcI4xdWI/VKWqup7-yFI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/_Ox2Y9eVT8c/s640/blogger-image--773069887.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We were able to go on the boat a few times. It was always such a nice little get away. Bella loved being able to just run on the beach when we anchored up and I loved finding all the cool shells and sand dollars.&nbsp;</div><div>Bella also loved going for rides on the golf cart. Oh yeah we got one of those this year so we could take rides around the neighborhood. It's actually a lot of fun and relaxing.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mc0Y1QNDFLs/VKWqsLb03XI/AAAAAAAAB_A/FiGhYiwnQ8A/s640/blogger-image-374323903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mc0Y1QNDFLs/VKWqsLb03XI/AAAAAAAAB_A/FiGhYiwnQ8A/s640/blogger-image-374323903.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I started yoga teacher training and I am really excited about everything this experience will give me. I will keep everyone posted on my progress.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8JpQoy2mr-A/VKWqyUIrqzI/AAAAAAAAB_g/oPQVKb_V19M/s640/blogger-image-399030305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8JpQoy2mr-A/VKWqyUIrqzI/AAAAAAAAB_g/oPQVKb_V19M/s640/blogger-image-399030305.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>We had a really nice Christmas. It<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;was wonderful getting to spend time with friends and family. It was even nice enough to take a ride to the beach.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dPrY1r2cG30/VKWqn_Ra-zI/AAAAAAAAB-o/p3YNzr72dio/s640/blogger-image--1024217072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dPrY1r2cG30/VKWqn_Ra-zI/AAAAAAAAB-o/p3YNzr72dio/s640/blogger-image--1024217072.jpg"></a></div>Mark, mom, S and Bella looking out at the ocean.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UyYnMjPenLM/VKWqpoRrHdI/AAAAAAAAB-w/X-k8ZJdivCc/s640/blogger-image-1721255583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UyYnMjPenLM/VKWqpoRrHdI/AAAAAAAAB-w/X-k8ZJdivCc/s640/blogger-image-1721255583.jpg"></a></div></div><div>S, Bella and me (I'm doing a little dancers pose😜)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-myKt7IAigU4/VKWqrHbIBoI/AAAAAAAAB-4/MsCyErDva2c/s640/blogger-image-1827363142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-myKt7IAigU4/VKWqrHbIBoI/AAAAAAAAB-4/MsCyErDva2c/s640/blogger-image-1827363142.jpg"></a></div>Topsail Island/Surf City NC</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g57FMvIxpmA/VKWqviHgizI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/6g7ldtM64Rs/s640/blogger-image--221412098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g57FMvIxpmA/VKWqviHgizI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/6g7ldtM64Rs/s640/blogger-image--221412098.jpg"></a></div>Wonderful snowman! How festive.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So as we go into the new year I wish happiness and love to all. Many good things to come. Hopefully I should be finished with my teacher training, S will be retiring and who knows what else will come our way.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wIZLiZ0WBPc/VKWqzSIivQI/AAAAAAAAB_o/3_CATi6RKlg/s640/blogger-image--1196227480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wIZLiZ0WBPc/VKWqzSIivQI/AAAAAAAAB_o/3_CATi6RKlg/s640/blogger-image--1196227480.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>CHEERS TO ALL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-26352686812074664522014-05-26T20:01:00.001-07:002014-05-26T20:06:58.752-07:00Birthday, bagel, boat, and beach!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hIj0pLLFTT4/U4QABZgIojI/AAAAAAAABq4/f5dThMpaXTM/s640/blogger-image-803849579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hIj0pLLFTT4/U4QABZgIojI/AAAAAAAABq4/f5dThMpaXTM/s640/blogger-image-803849579.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was a fun filled weekend I must say. Saturday was my birthday so my mom came over. &nbsp;S, my mom and I had lunch and then we decide to take a drive to Topsail Island. &nbsp;When we got there we walked around a few of the shops. The traffic was crazy! Beautiful weather and a holiday weekend &nbsp;but the drive was still nice. When we got back to the house we had vegan cupcakes from Wholefoods. They were so adorable, I loved them &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (see the picture above). They always do such an amazing job. After mom left S and I sat on the porch swing for the rest of the evening. All in all a great birthday.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gBq1V5yRMAY/U4QADvvGaPI/AAAAAAAABrA/HnUph07nU40/s640/blogger-image--1991198765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gBq1V5yRMAY/U4QADvvGaPI/AAAAAAAABrA/HnUph07nU40/s640/blogger-image--1991198765.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The balloon and flowers were pictures sent to me by S's very good friend. S and I always say that's the best kind. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sunday Funday also known as bagel, boat, beach and bath day for Bella. S got up and went to the local bagel shop and got bagels for the three of us (yes Bella gets a bagel, not the whole thing, just the egg and a little piece of the bagel). After we ate we loaded up and took the boat out for the first time in 2014. We timed our trip so the sandbar we like to walk on is exposed. The only time we can walk on it is during low tide, any other time it would be under 6-8 feet of water.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7uujt_n_hIw/U4P__kiKTnI/AAAAAAAABqw/P98anxn3fUw/s640/blogger-image--1875795623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7uujt_n_hIw/U4P__kiKTnI/AAAAAAAABqw/P98anxn3fUw/s640/blogger-image--1875795623.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am standing by the boat in water almost up to my knees looking back at the sandbar. Last year we went to the sandbar 1-2 times and each time we were the only ones, this time 4-5 other boats showed up and a total of about 30 people were there. They really didn't come to the side we were on so Bella was still able to get out and run and boy did she run. Last year I found a few sand dollars that were already dead but I found a ton that were still living so I didn't take those. This year I was on a mission to see if I could find more. As I walked along &nbsp;the shore of the actual underwater sandbar that shares it's space with us for brief moments at a time I think I see something in the ripple of the water. As I wait for the water to settle my excitement builds and sure enough it was the gem I was searching for, the sand dollar. No sooner had I picked that one up another one was almost right next to it. They seemed to be one right after another. Then nothing. &nbsp;S and I both continued to look and together we found over 40. A few were very brittle and broke and we found several that were still living so I took them where the water was deeper and set them down gently.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TCkgNugQm1I/U4P_99oRUmI/AAAAAAAABqo/HyAWAXCICgE/s640/blogger-image--38448651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TCkgNugQm1I/U4P_99oRUmI/AAAAAAAABqo/HyAWAXCICgE/s640/blogger-image--38448651.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uojt1-SH1rM/U4P_2m8DtaI/AAAAAAAABqI/MH5CCZxRAn0/s640/blogger-image--213848649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uojt1-SH1rM/U4P_2m8DtaI/AAAAAAAABqI/MH5CCZxRAn0/s640/blogger-image--213848649.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We found a few more after I took these pictures and then we decided to just sit and relax for a bit. After that we took the remainder of the sand dollars to the boat and went back to the beach to just walk around and let Bella run some more. I could tell the tide was starting to come in, where we were once walking was being covered with water. As we were headed back to the boat I happened to look down and found and empty sea urchin shell. So cool !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vKrFZxj3nzg/U4P_4e_E85I/AAAAAAAABqQ/2yMnVt-kiIk/s640/blogger-image-1574954358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vKrFZxj3nzg/U4P_4e_E85I/AAAAAAAABqQ/2yMnVt-kiIk/s640/blogger-image-1574954358.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Never in a million years when I saw sand dollars and sea urchin shells in the beach tourist shops did I think I would be walking on the beach and finding them myself. How amazing. What an amazing day.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xty9k_pOc3w/U4P_08YujDI/AAAAAAAABqA/Y93mTR67ANc/s640/blogger-image-1221336565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xty9k_pOc3w/U4P_08YujDI/AAAAAAAABqA/Y93mTR67ANc/s640/blogger-image-1221336565.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bella always has a great time. Next time I'm going to post a video of her running. She still isn't sure about the boat but she will get there. I don't think she will ever like bath time.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GiYM5tuQukU/U4P_6eZnogI/AAAAAAAABqY/J39pY6tpju0/s640/blogger-image--1550137283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GiYM5tuQukU/U4P_6eZnogI/AAAAAAAABqY/J39pY6tpju0/s640/blogger-image--1550137283.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Memorial Day Monday was an uneventful day. I spent 98% of the day in the house. S and I watched some TV shows and he did spend part of the day in the garage piddling. Rest and relaxation before another workweek starts.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FWj8kXH0o3k/U4P_8LFWmJI/AAAAAAAABqg/WnDvsrbJu2o/s640/blogger-image-778253531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FWj8kXH0o3k/U4P_8LFWmJI/AAAAAAAABqg/WnDvsrbJu2o/s640/blogger-image-778253531.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend as well! Bye for now!</div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-4300868156774293592014-04-06T08:52:00.001-07:002014-04-06T13:15:38.956-07:00Cirque Du Soleil and MoreThis was a really great long weekend. Wednesday one of my best friends, Allison and her mom, Joyce came for a visit for a few days. It all started months ago when S and I told Allison how much we enjoyed seeing Cirque Du Soleil Quidam. She said if they came back to Raleigh and we decided to go to let her know because she would like to see them. In January I received an alert that Cirque Du Soleil Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour was going to be in Raleigh, NC. Fast forward to Wednesday April 2, 2014 S, Allison and me sitting in the PNC Arena waiting for the show to start.&nbsp;<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZPxh09jy2vU/U0G1yBlBgBI/AAAAAAAABpE/4GY5WdOvVhE/s640/blogger-image--840649077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZPxh09jy2vU/U0G1yBlBgBI/AAAAAAAABpE/4GY5WdOvVhE/s640/blogger-image--840649077.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was a great show and we all really enjoyed it. Allison said she wished they would have done more acrobatics. I will say I am not a Cirque Du Soleil expert this was only my second show but this one did seem to focus more on the music and dancing. Having said that I would still reccomend seeing it. I did notice there are a lot of stupid people out there. It is made very clear several times and an announcement is made right before the show that cameras and videos are prohibited. It does not matter the reason. They are the ones performing and could possibly hurt themselves. They ask that you do not take pictures or video and I sat in my seat and watched grown ass adults taking pictures. They knew it was wrong because they were looking around and holding their phone in hopes it couldn't be seen. I was just sitting in a seat watching the show and the lights from the phones and cameras were distracting to me, can you imagine what it could do to your consentration if you were in front of a huge crowd suspended from a wire 25 feet above a stage with a million other things going on? &nbsp;So yes it really pissed me off. Come on people think about it they aren't trying to be mean they are trying to keep these performers in some pretty dangerouse situations safe. Grow up!! &nbsp;Back to the show the performers were top notch and the band was amazing. It would be really hard to pick my favorite part. They did a really nice job of honoring Michael Jackson and his music. &nbsp;I found myself , along with most everyone else in the audience singing along to one or more of the songs. There was such a great vibe.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9NMt8jIi_DI/U0G14BmFsSI/AAAAAAAABpc/6AuZRy6wgOM/s640/blogger-image-662111647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9NMt8jIi_DI/U0G14BmFsSI/AAAAAAAABpc/6AuZRy6wgOM/s640/blogger-image-662111647.jpg"></a></div><br></div>There was video of Michael playing on a large screen and clips from the videos that they would recreate. I was expecting them to do a little longer version of Thriller but what they did was still really cool. I am a fan of Michael Jackson's music but I am not what one would call a super fan so having said that I think they covered the majority of his major hits. The show with a twenty minute break was about two hours. If you have a chance to ever see a Cirque Du Soleil show do it.&nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RALUECY2auA/U0G1nDB63BI/AAAAAAAABoU/E0LY3QwZXp0/s640/blogger-image-1569492585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RALUECY2auA/U0G1nDB63BI/AAAAAAAABoU/E0LY3QwZXp0/s640/blogger-image-1569492585.jpg"></a></div>Thursday S, Joyce, Allison, Bella and I went to Topsail Island&nbsp;<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">for a walk on the beach. It was in the 80's and windy so we had sweatshirts on. In some parts the water was a beautiful blue, green. We all picked up some shells. I also like to pick up the smooth stones.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TqkfGrQV43w/U0G12EFLDXI/AAAAAAAABpU/zSGQCCliAKU/s640/blogger-image--2080646753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TqkfGrQV43w/U0G12EFLDXI/AAAAAAAABpU/zSGQCCliAKU/s640/blogger-image--2080646753.jpg"></a></div>&nbsp;Bella had a blast running on the beach. Only a few more weeks and she will have to stay on her leash.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6Arll7DjxRE/U0G1ohvtABI/AAAAAAAABoc/JT055JpHCHc/s640/blogger-image--1104356365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6Arll7DjxRE/U0G1ohvtABI/AAAAAAAABoc/JT055JpHCHc/s640/blogger-image--1104356365.jpg"></a></div>We also came across a sea buoy, inlet marker that washed up on shore. You don't see something like that washed up on the beach every day so of course we had to have our picture made with it.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iYmax9k7YXI/U0G1wJJ6YpI/AAAAAAAABo8/r5bAOBWkNEQ/s640/blogger-image--283589682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iYmax9k7YXI/U0G1wJJ6YpI/AAAAAAAABo8/r5bAOBWkNEQ/s640/blogger-image--283589682.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ge6FRuEIVz8/U0G16KvOIrI/AAAAAAAABpk/zu0A0ZZRd4A/s640/blogger-image--1806684348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ge6FRuEIVz8/U0G16KvOIrI/AAAAAAAABpk/zu0A0ZZRd4A/s640/blogger-image--1806684348.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hHzdjnbaftM/U0G1qkIm8sI/AAAAAAAABok/ZfozgW0UrfY/s640/blogger-image-1418052895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hHzdjnbaftM/U0G1qkIm8sI/AAAAAAAABok/ZfozgW0UrfY/s640/blogger-image-1418052895.jpg"></a></div>After we left the beach we decided to stop at a local bookstore/gift shop that also serves coffee and has a wine bar. We wanted to get a cup of coffee and Joyce and Allison needed to use the restroom. Well needless to say not only did this establishment <font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">lose</font></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">&nbsp;J and A's coffee business but there were a couple other items they liked as well that they refused to buy. This place did not have a public bathroom. They did however offer you the use of a city supplied port-o-potty. Allison made a very good point. If you are paying $5 for a cup of coffee and $30 for a pair of cotton lounge pants, not to mention you have a wine bar you better damn well have a bathroom for your customers. I knew when they really wanted coffee and then they were told they didn't have a bathroom that when they said they didn't want anything it was because they were pissed at the shop. I ordered my coffee. We took Bella home, went to dinner and then to Costco to pick up stuff to grill out Friday. Later that evening we are all sitting around watching TV. S goes outside to turn off the lights and goes to the other door. I happen to look up, not realizing he went outside, and just see eyes staring at me. I scream. It takes a few seconds for Joyce to look up and realize why I was screaming and when she did she said a few choice words and they said she looked like she was going to try to climb the wall. As a result of laughing so hard, S stepped back and twisted his ankle. He said he didn't mean to scare us. All in all Thursday was a great day. The walk on the beach was so relaxing and just what the doctor ordered. Friday we decided to take another walk on the beach. My mom came over for the day. S decided to sit this walk out. I was concerned about taking Bella for a walk on the beach without S because she doesn't listen to me as well as him. He likes to point it out to me frequently that he is pack leader one, Bella is pack leader two and I fall somewhere after. Well let me just say we BOTH did amazing. I relaxed and let her play and she came to me when I called her. I was very happy. It was a little warmer but still windy. We picked up more shells and stones. Another relaxing and much needed walk.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M-SoLVfT3EM/U0G1sfhklaI/AAAAAAAABos/cS8P51uN7yg/s640/blogger-image--472017842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M-SoLVfT3EM/U0G1sfhklaI/AAAAAAAABos/cS8P51uN7yg/s640/blogger-image--472017842.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3qNXoFPsrkM/U0G1uGFaEtI/AAAAAAAABo0/RPAvzmAhoco/s640/blogger-image--1527714495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3qNXoFPsrkM/U0G1uGFaEtI/AAAAAAAABo0/RPAvzmAhoco/s640/blogger-image--1527714495.jpg"></a></div>After we left the beach, we did not stop for coffee, we headed home because J and A had to leave after we ate. On the way home Bella curled up in my lap and went to sleep. Two days of walking on the beach and she was pooped.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JZxwrPBDJ7s/U0G10Ml3jGI/AAAAAAAABpM/Iw_ACedpVQw/s640/blogger-image-1385492509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JZxwrPBDJ7s/U0G10Ml3jGI/AAAAAAAABpM/Iw_ACedpVQw/s640/blogger-image-1385492509.jpg"></a></div>Great times had by all. Sad to see J, A and my mom go. S and I didn't do much the remainder of the weekend. We did watch Gangster Squad. This was a really good movie. We both enjoyed it. Check it out. &nbsp;Sunday has been in the 50's and overcast. S did yard work earlier today while I did some laundry and made soup for this weeks lunches. Weekend almost over went by way too fast, but don't they always?</span></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-73661769913022863852014-03-30T12:43:00.001-07:002014-03-30T12:43:00.163-07:00Fajita SaladWe decided to make taco salads for dinner and I made a vegan version for mine of course. First I mixed some spices &nbsp; &nbsp;to sauté my veggies in.&nbsp;<div>Chili powder 2 tsp</div><div>Salt 1 tsp</div><div>Paprika 1 tsp</div><div>Onion powder 1/2 tsp</div><div>Garlic powder 1/2 tsp</div><div>Cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp</div><div>Ground cumin 1/2 tsp</div><div>I put all of the spices in a small jar and added some water. Shook to blend. I cut up an organic red and green bell pepper and halved some cherry tomatoes. I added a little coconut oil to a pan and once it melted I added the veggies.&nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YhsPY_4ROII/UzhztjOUmjI/AAAAAAAABn0/B3QB_mW9Ips/s640/blogger-image--696967569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YhsPY_4ROII/UzhztjOUmjI/AAAAAAAABn0/B3QB_mW9Ips/s640/blogger-image--696967569.jpg"></a></div>I cooked the veggies until they were slightly tender and then I added a tsp of sweetener (sugar, honey, or maple syrup) and the spice mixture I prepared earlier. I cooked the veggies a little longer and then set aside.&nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-97t_jvHGNHA/UzhzvI2PGvI/AAAAAAAABn8/1V3gVF8JZn0/s640/blogger-image--1658609490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-97t_jvHGNHA/UzhzvI2PGvI/AAAAAAAABn8/1V3gVF8JZn0/s640/blogger-image--1658609490.jpg"></a></div>To make the salad I started with lettuce then I added some black beans, the cooked veggies, fresh cucumber, sliced black olives and half of an avocado.&nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nbansMgE2Rc/UzhzwRrN86I/AAAAAAAABoE/NAtVhHwA-HI/s640/blogger-image-1822195792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nbansMgE2Rc/UzhzwRrN86I/AAAAAAAABoE/NAtVhHwA-HI/s640/blogger-image-1822195792.jpg"></a></div>No dressing needed. This salad was amazing and so quick and easy to make. Use any type of lettuce and add any veggies you would like. Now S of course cooked hamburger meat in taco seasoning and he didn't cook his peppers and tomatoes. S also left out the beans and avocado but added Fritos and salad dressing. See, meat eaters and non meat eaters alike can eat this.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Enjoy!</div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-47700871117948412152014-03-04T19:18:00.001-08:002014-03-04T19:18:40.608-08:00Second “Fun Day at Sea” and Debarkation<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Second “Fun Day at Sea” and Debarkation</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunday December 2, 2012 and Monday December 3, 2012 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sorry no pictures.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well Sunday was the last full day on the cruise ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Sunrise was at 6:57 am and Sunset was at 5:13 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>As usual we woke up and went to the Windows on the Sea on the Lido deck to eat breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We walked around the ship and then made our way to the Universe Lounge to see the Towel-Folding class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We didn’t participate we just watched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It was neat to see how some of the more common items were created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After the towel-folding class there was a silent debarkation presentation in the Universe Lounge which we decided to stay for and I am glad we did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We learned exactly what we needed to do to have a speedy debarkation the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I would recommend attendance if offered on any cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After this we stopped in the gift shop to pick up some of the last minute items I had my eye on and then it was back to the cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We packed all of our stuff and then went back to the Lido Deck for some lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This day was very uneventful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We basically just killed time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Later we went to the Universe Lounge to see The Game of Love, Carnival’s version of the Newlywed Game, yet not so newlywed contestants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Back to the room to find our final towel creation which was a large heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I have no idea why my pictures were not saved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>By day one I had already learned the entire layout of the ship so I pretty much knew where everything was and since S and I don’t really drink and we don’t gamble there wasn’t much else for us to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monday is here and all good things must come to an end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Our time on the Carnival Fantasy was officially over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We gave our amazing steward an extra tip the night before and I ask everyone do this because these people do not make a lot of money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We got up early to get breakfast and then back to our cabin to collect our things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We got in line and waited until we were allowed to disembark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>You do have to go through customs so keep that in mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Honestly I was happy to get off the ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It wasn’t a bad trip and I loved visiting the two ports of call, but I did find myself getting cabin fever no pun intended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If we had better weather and had been able to sit by the pool or on one of the decks it may have been a different story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I wish we&nbsp;had a balcony in our room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I would have sat there and stared at the water and/or read a book all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This was not the case and as a result I got bored quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A word to all future cruise ship travelers, if you are not big on gambling and/or drinking, spend that money on getting a cabin with a balcony, it would be worth it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Everyone kept telling me to not spend the money because we would never be in the cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Guess what, this was not the case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There are only so many things to do before you run out of things to do and as a result S and I ended up spending a lot of time in our cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It really depends on what you like to do and what ship you are on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We didn’t have the best weather, so sitting out by the pool or on one of the decks really wasn’t comfortable and we didn’t have that liquid courage like what I would consider the majority of the other passengers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I will never say never, but sitting here now I don’t think I would take another cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I am so happy I had the opportunity and experience but I realized I am not a cruise person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S realized, although he had been on a cruise before and felt he would enjoy going on another one, he is not a cruise person either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>By no means am I suggesting you not take a cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If you have never been on one give it a try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I would suggest you figure out what you like to do and cater your cruise to what you like to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We picked that cruise because it was a quick drive to Charleston, SC, S wasn’t sure I would like being on a ship (this one wasn’t a long cruise) and it was fairly inexpensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>So this was it, the end of the journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I hoped everyone enjoyed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-47405354508901362052014-03-02T18:41:00.001-08:002014-03-04T19:33:54.582-08:00Second Port of Call Freeport Bahamas!!!!!Second Port of Call Freeport Bahamas!!!!!<br /><br />Saturday December 1, 2012<br />Wow! It has been over a year since we took our cruise to the Bahamas and I am so slack because I am just now finishing my posts about the last two days.&nbsp; So no more procrastinating here it goes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LMZuaJa9O4Y/UxPYw6GGpuI/AAAAAAAABfw/D6q7zQou7Z0/s1600/00.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LMZuaJa9O4Y/UxPYw6GGpuI/AAAAAAAABfw/D6q7zQou7Z0/s1600/00.JPG" height="250" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />Well it is our second port of call and I must say this was by far the best day of the trip for me.&nbsp; According to our Carnival Fun Times, Sunrise was at 6:44am and Sunset was at 5:17pm.&nbsp; After learning there wasn’t as much to do in Freeport as there was in Nassau we decided we would sign up for a tour.&nbsp; We looked at the Fun Ashore guide to select which one we would enjoy the most.&nbsp; We picked three, and the Western Heritage Tour won out.&nbsp; This 5 hour tour was described in the Fun Ashore guide as “Discover Grand Bahama island’s natural wonders, history and culture as you visit 5 heritage sites.&nbsp; You’ll travel through the western part of the island aboard an island bus.&nbsp; Visit Mermaid Pond and the historic Pinder’s Point Lighthouse that served as a guide for mariners during the 17th century.&nbsp; Continue on to Hawksbill Creek and the famous Boiling Hole to learn about the island’s geology.&nbsp; At Holmes Rock, an inviting nature trail will lead you to Josey’s Cave.&nbsp; Walk along a boardwalk into the cool environment of Fern Gully, the perfect place to admire ferns and other wetland vegetation.&nbsp; Your final destination is a beautiful beach and one of the top snorkel sites on the island.&nbsp; Directly from the beach, your guide will lead you on a snorkel adventure around a pristine reef teeming with fish and other marine organisms.&nbsp; Relax in your comfortable lounge chair and enjoy lunch at the beach, prepared fresh from the grill.”&nbsp; How amazing does that sound? Now you know why that tour won out.&nbsp; Believe me it was just as perfect in person as it was on paper.<br />So we met our tour guide Dwaine and we all boarded the island bus.&nbsp; As soon as he opened his mouth I knew I was going to like him.&nbsp; He was so entertaining and he kept you interested in all the island history.&nbsp; He was such a great tour guide and if he is still a guide I would HIGHLY recommend him for any tour.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d7YVcykV2QY/UxPZXHBD_mI/AAAAAAAABf4/FksCmj_06Ug/s1600/01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d7YVcykV2QY/UxPZXHBD_mI/AAAAAAAABf4/FksCmj_06Ug/s1600/01.JPG" height="297" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />So off on the tour we ended up at Pinder’s Point Lighthouse and we got off the bus.&nbsp; Dwaine told us the story of Freeport and how the natives were the only ones that knew how to navigate the tricky waters.&nbsp; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1XkK4ryf-Sc/UxPZpsHc-rI/AAAAAAAABgE/o-rZdNsTok8/s1600/02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1XkK4ryf-Sc/UxPZpsHc-rI/AAAAAAAABgE/o-rZdNsTok8/s1600/02.JPG" height="320" ita="true" width="208" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">He also showed us the difference between a piece of coral and limestone.&nbsp; As we learned coral is turned into limestone when the coral is above sea level and dies.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gmNIgsxiOYQ/UxPauv_nMRI/AAAAAAAABgM/4PD231-luLY/s1600/03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gmNIgsxiOYQ/UxPauv_nMRI/AAAAAAAABgM/4PD231-luLY/s1600/03.JPG" height="240" ita="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />While riding on the bus we saw a bunch of conch shells which they use to line the roads to help protect against flooding.&nbsp; Dwaine stopped and let us pick a conch shell to take with us.&nbsp; There was a guy out there who had some on his boat and he gave S and me 2 really big ones.&nbsp; They are so beautiful.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zSKmwQn-cw8/UxPbAYVWxqI/AAAAAAAABgU/Wp2HzxLhy40/s1600/04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zSKmwQn-cw8/UxPbAYVWxqI/AAAAAAAABgU/Wp2HzxLhy40/s1600/04.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />Next on the trip was Hawksbill Creek and the Famous Boiling Hole.&nbsp; This was so beautiful and amazing.&nbsp; This spot was a dive site that Jacques Cousteau explored.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sr_28MI3fes/UxPbbB2fOII/AAAAAAAABgc/_TeBAs6Ih7k/s1600/05.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sr_28MI3fes/UxPbbB2fOII/AAAAAAAABgc/_TeBAs6Ih7k/s1600/05.JPG" height="256" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ke0otXZ-nzA/UxPbdpLn-8I/AAAAAAAABgs/bCDFBDdPu4U/s1600/06.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ke0otXZ-nzA/UxPbdpLn-8I/AAAAAAAABgs/bCDFBDdPu4U/s1600/06.JPG" height="257" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zdbjxtJBPYs/UxPbeGkKZ0I/AAAAAAAABg4/_9e9EIGChXc/s1600/07.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zdbjxtJBPYs/UxPbeGkKZ0I/AAAAAAAABg4/_9e9EIGChXc/s1600/07.JPG" height="261" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">&nbsp; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qUsqjbzpLHI/UxPberz8gkI/AAAAAAAABg0/TrSzDmU_M8k/s1600/08.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qUsqjbzpLHI/UxPberz8gkI/AAAAAAAABg0/TrSzDmU_M8k/s1600/08.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now it’s on to Holmes Rock where you will find Josey’s Cave and Fern Gully.&nbsp; It was interesting to learn that Josey’s Cave was where the locals would go during a hurricane for protection.&nbsp; I didn’t go in but S did.&nbsp; As you can see from the pictures it was fairly big.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bBEEEOPVV7A/UxPcYLhydeI/AAAAAAAABg8/QU1ZREZpoTg/s1600/09.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bBEEEOPVV7A/UxPcYLhydeI/AAAAAAAABg8/QU1ZREZpoTg/s1600/09.JPG" height="268" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />Then we walked through all the beautiful vegetation of Fern Gully.&nbsp; There was a really neat tree trunk that looked like an elephant head.&nbsp; There were also a couple of other neat statues.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iXXRUR2unQg/UxPc_8VnPkI/AAAAAAAABhc/yrCZVo6cLqE/s1600/13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iXXRUR2unQg/UxPc_8VnPkI/AAAAAAAABhc/yrCZVo6cLqE/s1600/13.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-siGUUX5GvWo/UxPdCZB52dI/AAAAAAAABhk/z2FtwGNm8JQ/s1600/14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />Finally, the last part of the tour, the beach.&nbsp; Now I must tell the entire story.&nbsp; Throughout the day on this bus tour I would casually ask about the snorkeling and what kinds of things you would see.&nbsp; Well once we got to the beach and I got my snorkeling gear I felt I had made the point of no return decision to at least get into the water.&nbsp; I decided to ask Dwaine if there were sharks out where we were going.&nbsp; Let me say before I go on, in my mind I am hoping there is some sort of net up to keep the sharks out because this is such a hot dive spot and there were kids on this tour.&nbsp; In my mind I’m thinking how dangerous could this be?&nbsp; Well at the time my dear husband was behind me when I was questioning Dwaine on the shark population and unbeknownst to me my dear husband was standing behind me shaking his head no.&nbsp; Why you might ask, well I am somewhat of a chicken shit when it comes to certain things and being eaten by a shark is the top of the list and S knew nothing on God’s green earth would get me in that water if there was any chance I would come face to face with Jaws.&nbsp; Ok maybe not the Jaws but something large enough that I would be his/her next meal.&nbsp; So back to me standing in front of Dwaine, wide eye, hoping with everything I have that he was going to say no to my question.&nbsp; Are there any sharks out there, his eyes briefly flash past me and I think nothing of it, he looks back at me and says oh no there is nothing to worry about.&nbsp; Whew!!!! I mentally jumped for joy.&nbsp; Now as I said earlier S was behind me shaking his head so when Dwaine’s eyes briefly left mine I am assuming he understood what it was my husband was trying to do.&nbsp; To be fair Dwaine didn’t lie, he told me there was nothing to worry about, he had done this a million of times.&nbsp; So with my new found confidence I marched off to the water with my husband.&nbsp; The water was chilly but once we got in it was perfect.&nbsp; We started off and yes Dwaine was right there with us.&nbsp; There was a total of 9 of us to start.&nbsp; We swam until we got to a sand bar and it was not even deep enough to cover my legs when I stood up.&nbsp; Dwaine told us we were going to swim to a point in the ocean and then back.&nbsp; When he pointed to this magic spot we were to swim too I put my foot down.&nbsp; I let it be known that was a little too far and he said ok how about we go to the next closest point and he showed me where that was.&nbsp; I agreed.&nbsp; At this point my husband told me he knew it went from being a group tour to a JoJo tour.&nbsp; So we start off and we had been in the water for a few minutes when a guy from Germany started screaming help.&nbsp; Oh my gosh what in the hell is going on?&nbsp; First thought SHARK, and don’t look under water because I was getting ready to see something I didn’t want to see.&nbsp; I looked around for my husband as I was slowly making my way back to that safe sandbar and what did I see?&nbsp; My husband swimming towards that man.&nbsp; Oy Vey what was he thinking?&nbsp; Right behind S was Dwaine.&nbsp; Almost immediately Dwaine starts yelling its ok, he just got a cramp.&nbsp; It took a minute for my mind to register this because my fight or flight had kicked in and I was flying.&nbsp; I was making my way back to the beach.&nbsp; Well once it sunk in that this man just had a cramp I quit my journey back to the shore and stayed where I was.&nbsp; Come to find out this guy was not a very good swimmer and he had his young son with him.&nbsp; His wife and other son stayed on the beach.&nbsp; Well once S and Dwaine made sure the guy was ok they sent him on his way back to the shore with his son in tow.&nbsp; So back to our snorkeling adventure, now there were 7.&nbsp; Once we all got our masks back on and started toward our destination all was well.&nbsp; Dwaine got my attention and pointed at the squid that were swimming below us.&nbsp; They were so close I could touch them.&nbsp; S said he could hear screams coming from my snorkel.&nbsp; He didn’t realize what was going on until I pointed the squid out to him and then he knew I was just excited.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vQtZf7w4QPQ/UxPda1mV4GI/AAAAAAAABh8/aDyQeKqPcFI/s1600/17.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vQtZf7w4QPQ/UxPda1mV4GI/AAAAAAAABh8/aDyQeKqPcFI/s1600/17.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tu-yzZV_-P0/UxPddelTkeI/AAAAAAAABiE/GMzZi81H010/s1600/18.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />There were so many beautiful and colorful fish and vegetation.&nbsp; I just couldn’t get enough of what I was seeing.&nbsp; Dwaine stayed by my side the entire time pointing out different things.&nbsp; Well before I knew it we were at the destination.&nbsp; I brought my head up out of the water and looked at Dwaine with my eyes opened as wide as I could open them and a huge smile on my face and asked where the other point was that we were supposed to go to.&nbsp; He pointed to the spot and I said “Let’s go”.&nbsp; Everyone else was now gathering around and they were asking what we were doing.&nbsp; I told them we were going on further and with my bossiness that I try to suppress reared its head when I let everyone know to basically let’s get the show on the road by yelling Ok People let’s go!&nbsp;&nbsp; So this time we make it to the point and then we were swimming on the other side of the rock barrier, i.e. deeper ocean.&nbsp; As we were making our way around the rock barrier Dwaine starts pointing at something.&nbsp; As I look I see huge gray manta ray fish.&nbsp; Again with the screams.&nbsp; S is still behind me, which I later find out it was because he was looking at all the underwater surroundings and if he did happen to see a shark he was going to try to steer me in the opposite direction or be there to slap some sense into me so to speak if I saw one.&nbsp; Any who back to the manta rays, I was in awe, and they were beautiful.&nbsp; I didn’t want to move.&nbsp; I just wanted to hover above them and watch them for as long as they would stay in that area.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ICzXj4KsFvQ/UxPdvmgnRwI/AAAAAAAABiQ/4NJQrnszqmA/s1600/19.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ICzXj4KsFvQ/UxPdvmgnRwI/AAAAAAAABiQ/4NJQrnszqmA/s1600/19.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6NulrJjQMpo/UxPdwrPcUjI/AAAAAAAABiY/yayRgj-IBnE/s1600/20.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6NulrJjQMpo/UxPdwrPcUjI/AAAAAAAABiY/yayRgj-IBnE/s1600/20.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qqCorSEakZM/UxPdyGhAp6I/AAAAAAAABig/3zJIsqEfFRc/s1600/21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h3XlFh8DJ18/UxPd1aEdWHI/AAAAAAAABi4/mHoudA5LgDs/s1600/24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h3XlFh8DJ18/UxPd1aEdWHI/AAAAAAAABi4/mHoudA5LgDs/s1600/24.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IvPKvlJyxow/UxPd2oNBnkI/AAAAAAAABjA/63v-3qL8KkE/s1600/25.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IvPKvlJyxow/UxPd2oNBnkI/AAAAAAAABjA/63v-3qL8KkE/s1600/25.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />As we move on Dwaine said once we get around the rocks back on the beach side there are usually sea turtles hanging around.&nbsp; Unfortunately we didn’t get to see any but, we did see a huge barracuda.&nbsp; I have been told time and again they are what you need to watch out for but for me I am still more scared of running into a shark.&nbsp; Who knows it could be a different story if Jaws (the movie) had a barracuda as the star instead of a Great White Shark.&nbsp;&nbsp; There were more beautiful fish and vegetation and as we made our way closer to the shore.&nbsp; I didn’t want to leave this underwater oasis.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmBpfR-2Ibg/UxPfTdYlGCI/AAAAAAAABjM/-ynKmhrDv7k/s1600/26.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmBpfR-2Ibg/UxPfTdYlGCI/AAAAAAAABjM/-ynKmhrDv7k/s1600/26.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7m30zHco3qY/UxPfUbGRfEI/AAAAAAAABjU/M7OmYTUAJqM/s1600/27.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7m30zHco3qY/UxPfUbGRfEI/AAAAAAAABjU/M7OmYTUAJqM/s1600/27.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The weather was perfect and this was an amazing way to spend the day.&nbsp; I am glad that in my mind there were no sharks out there.&nbsp; I would hate to think that my fear would have kept me from experiencing something so beautiful and amazing.<br /><br />The tour was over and we were now at the dock.&nbsp; There were some shops and booths selling food and trinkets.&nbsp; We saw a booth where they were making drinks using local rum and they were putting the drink in a coconut.&nbsp; What?&nbsp; How much fun, a drink in a coconut and there was a lady right outside the booth preparing the fresh coconuts.&nbsp;&nbsp; I just had to try this.&nbsp; I got one with coconut and I think banana.&nbsp; Let me just say they do not skimp on the rum.&nbsp; It was strong.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GG5n4XaPOfQ/UxPhOUdHT3I/AAAAAAAABlw/cMStAjtftbQ/s1600/46.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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From what we were told there were, and I’m sure to this day, many drunk people leaving this place trying to make their way back to the boat.&nbsp; We actually got a picture of Senor Frogs before they opened when we were waiting to leave for our tour.&nbsp; It was packed that afternoon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FfQ-erDVvNg/UxPmJn4cFSI/AAAAAAAABmU/SLxl-GZ0v1w/s1600/49.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FfQ-erDVvNg/UxPmJn4cFSI/AAAAAAAABmU/SLxl-GZ0v1w/s1600/49.JPG" height="258" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zyVfOd0nZgU/UxPmK_3py-I/AAAAAAAABmc/4CWKB5f8Mew/s1600/50.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zyVfOd0nZgU/UxPmK_3py-I/AAAAAAAABmc/4CWKB5f8Mew/s1600/50.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1zbk2CvqPkw/UxPmMHV4sOI/AAAAAAAABmk/Pl2SM08Xg1c/s1600/51.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1zbk2CvqPkw/UxPmMHV4sOI/AAAAAAAABmk/Pl2SM08Xg1c/s1600/51.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />Freeport was by far my favorite part of the trip.&nbsp; I’m not saying Nassau wasn’t a nice place to visit and I may have felt different if we had signed up for a tour there as well, or if we had never signed up for the tour in Freeport.&nbsp; I am so glad we did though.&nbsp; I didn’t want to get back on the ship I really loved being in Freeport.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ks20-3M68R0/UxPpaD97-CI/AAAAAAAABm0/3u1ctn7bWRo/s1600/53.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ks20-3M68R0/UxPpaD97-CI/AAAAAAAABm0/3u1ctn7bWRo/s1600/53.JPG" height="295" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OIbo2l2jTts/UxPpY9QWIWI/AAAAAAAABms/WnLhm2yJBzk/s1600/52.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OIbo2l2jTts/UxPpY9QWIWI/AAAAAAAABms/WnLhm2yJBzk/s1600/52.JPG" height="255" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />Once we got back to our room we had a surprise waiting for us and when I walked in it scared the shit out of me at first.&nbsp; Once my eyes focused and I realized what it was I laughed my ass off.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YAWR65g-3EM/UxPpayZOffI/AAAAAAAABnA/DurWxgk4uxM/s1600/54.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YAWR65g-3EM/UxPpayZOffI/AAAAAAAABnA/DurWxgk4uxM/s1600/54.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RYoOtPKYFQc/UxPpcPcYWtI/AAAAAAAABnI/1zHUqdEhxWk/s1600/55.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_lm_403366="null" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RYoOtPKYFQc/UxPpcPcYWtI/AAAAAAAABnI/1zHUqdEhxWk/s1600/55.JPG" height="300" ita="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />I hope you enjoyed my trip down memory lane.&nbsp; I would have been so much more informative if I had finished this blog shortly after the trip as I intended to.&nbsp; Next up, the last day on the boat.<br /><br /><br />Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-73263280358201059062013-08-26T18:52:00.001-07:002015-01-01T15:54:57.708-08:00Amazing Weekend!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jZw7sHG3Uqc/UhwGYeHJCQI/AAAAAAAAAyM/VilzFvAr_ww/s640/blogger-image--629637453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jZw7sHG3Uqc/UhwGYeHJCQI/AAAAAAAAAyM/VilzFvAr_ww/s640/blogger-image--629637453.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It really was an amazing weekend. Yes, there was the usual house work, yard work, grocery shopping, errands and cooking but there was more. We had really great weather so Saturday and Sunday after we finished our "chores" S, Bella and I would hop in the jeep and go for a ride. Saturday we stayed around the house and drove down the different side streets. We ended up seeing a fawn, buck and doe. They were so beautiful.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TsIv9aAdNws/UhwGbgoKvQI/AAAAAAAAAyc/ww-7zWPUtEA/s640/blogger-image--69949622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TsIv9aAdNws/UhwGbgoKvQI/AAAAAAAAAyc/ww-7zWPUtEA/s640/blogger-image--69949622.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EsDGCBCSboU/UhwGW4rT3xI/AAAAAAAAAyE/SrEjPEeedPk/s640/blogger-image-2095629685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EsDGCBCSboU/UhwGW4rT3xI/AAAAAAAAAyE/SrEjPEeedPk/s640/blogger-image-2095629685.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Sx4kpu5miM/UhwGaF32O9I/AAAAAAAAAyU/4ukDpgUEWHQ/s640/blogger-image--2073658956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Sx4kpu5miM/UhwGaF32O9I/AAAAAAAAAyU/4ukDpgUEWHQ/s640/blogger-image--2073658956.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OAfx_P2wzvc/UhwPdjQ9H7I/AAAAAAAAAz0/DssxfKnOSTk/s640/blogger-image-869121263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OAfx_P2wzvc/UhwPdjQ9H7I/AAAAAAAAAz0/DssxfKnOSTk/s640/blogger-image-869121263.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sunday we decided to take a ride to Topsail Beach, NC which is about a 15 minute drive from our house.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4WJ_7t94yJk/UhwPY1SVpAI/AAAAAAAAAzc/44wCM6OLwcQ/s640/blogger-image-2041149823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4WJ_7t94yJk/UhwPY1SVpAI/AAAAAAAAAzc/44wCM6OLwcQ/s640/blogger-image-2041149823.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Standing at this point where the rope is, directly across the waterway and 3 streets up is our home.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FEqmB9gmz28/UhwPDoMF8iI/AAAAAAAAAy0/w4S3mvpIpi0/s640/blogger-image-994875941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FEqmB9gmz28/UhwPDoMF8iI/AAAAAAAAAy0/w4S3mvpIpi0/s640/blogger-image-994875941.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bella loves to ride.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hMCmww6SI4Y/UhwPlCkN9yI/AAAAAAAAA0U/IpHdVSp3EH8/s640/blogger-image-524539729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hMCmww6SI4Y/UhwPlCkN9yI/AAAAAAAAA0U/IpHdVSp3EH8/s640/blogger-image-524539729.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The wind in our hair and sun on our face!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nGaUeXatpH4/UhwPIaUM0DI/AAAAAAAAAzE/m5hcTXM571w/s640/blogger-image-1223691461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nGaUeXatpH4/UhwPIaUM0DI/AAAAAAAAAzE/m5hcTXM571w/s640/blogger-image-1223691461.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xIZuz_spLCg/UhwPhtd05dI/AAAAAAAAA0E/s1V1OFdltFE/s640/blogger-image-1130036777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xIZuz_spLCg/UhwPhtd05dI/AAAAAAAAA0E/s1V1OFdltFE/s640/blogger-image-1130036777.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">S driving.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5JcEqWqAibk/UhwPfTqt2eI/AAAAAAAAAz8/3okBtSLdNCA/s640/blogger-image--1713344586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5JcEqWqAibk/UhwPfTqt2eI/AAAAAAAAAz8/3okBtSLdNCA/s640/blogger-image--1713344586.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The following 5 pictures were taken at North Topsail while we were going over the bridge.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rzJgHnbwHN8/UhwPKTmw92I/AAAAAAAAAzM/7nd006nLuE0/s640/blogger-image-370262342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rzJgHnbwHN8/UhwPKTmw92I/AAAAAAAAAzM/7nd006nLuE0/s640/blogger-image-370262342.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dxCuEkKdB_s/UhwPjWqT75I/AAAAAAAAA0M/EU0kSaxiRfo/s640/blogger-image--1358962081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dxCuEkKdB_s/UhwPjWqT75I/AAAAAAAAA0M/EU0kSaxiRfo/s640/blogger-image--1358962081.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iDL9lBddn_4/UhwPM0S298I/AAAAAAAAAzU/pWqGeE7s8wQ/s640/blogger-image--622411926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iDL9lBddn_4/UhwPM0S298I/AAAAAAAAAzU/pWqGeE7s8wQ/s640/blogger-image--622411926.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dF-ngE14R2k/UhwPcAsTzgI/AAAAAAAAAzs/IVB3e_paJCE/s640/blogger-image-1679009017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dF-ngE14R2k/UhwPcAsTzgI/AAAAAAAAAzs/IVB3e_paJCE/s640/blogger-image-1679009017.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jjIz7S85XQk/UhwPBi0meYI/AAAAAAAAAys/t5s9GLHbW3s/s640/blogger-image-1686931686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jjIz7S85XQk/UhwPBi0meYI/AAAAAAAAAys/t5s9GLHbW3s/s640/blogger-image-1686931686.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I got a couple pictures of the ocean while we were driving around South Topsail. You can't really see the ocean well because we were moving, I was holding my camera out of the top of the jeep with one hand and holding Bella with the other.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-r_asi3hfAEU/UhwPaq5ljAI/AAAAAAAAAzk/kS3UrQmy92Y/s640/blogger-image-2051624771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-r_asi3hfAEU/UhwPaq5ljAI/AAAAAAAAAzk/kS3UrQmy92Y/s640/blogger-image-2051624771.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-046OCC8ZDBc/UhwPFwR7yDI/AAAAAAAAAy8/uXe_ENWmHEo/s640/blogger-image-1959013325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-046OCC8ZDBc/UhwPFwR7yDI/AAAAAAAAAy8/uXe_ENWmHEo/s640/blogger-image-1959013325.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope everyone else had an amazing weekend as well.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Enjoy!</div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-18046276775020694002013-03-10T22:18:00.001-07:002015-01-01T15:55:13.181-08:00First Port of Call Nassau Bahamas!!!!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">First Port of Call Nassau Bahamas!!!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Friday November 30, 2012 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well this was our first day off the ship and the first stop was Nassau Bahamas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>When we got off the ship it was really windy and had a chill in the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MarVQVWU0BM/UT1kCpZUmSI/AAAAAAAAArk/cgrozASNPpM/s1600/%231+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="265" psa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MarVQVWU0BM/UT1kCpZUmSI/AAAAAAAAArk/cgrozASNPpM/s400/%231+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V64JXjdm-Mk/UT1kbcDEjNI/AAAAAAAAArs/bBQI4g85LrQ/s1600/%232+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V64JXjdm-Mk/UT1kbcDEjNI/AAAAAAAAArs/bBQI4g85LrQ/s400/%232+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">The Atlantis Bahamas Resort is located here as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There were actually a few excursions that one could take over there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S and I decided to tour Nassau on our own.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N10smHxCyNI/UT1k4ffMYJI/AAAAAAAAAr0/E4P3bVC-66k/s1600/%23+3+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N10smHxCyNI/UT1k4ffMYJI/AAAAAAAAAr0/E4P3bVC-66k/s400/%23+3+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tZh0LIdnF-A/UT1lEBLVGjI/AAAAAAAAAr8/8cM2tr9ED74/s1600/%23+4+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tZh0LIdnF-A/UT1lEBLVGjI/AAAAAAAAAr8/8cM2tr9ED74/s400/%23+4+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once we reached the end of the dock there were horse and buggies, taxies and vendors trying to sell so many things. There were people calling to you from all directions asking you if you wanted a ride and/or wanted to take a tour. Women and men asking if you would like to have your hair braided, I guess when they saw the length of my hair that’s when all of my offers started to roll in.&nbsp;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wWYRrYlpt34/UT1leX_iFXI/AAAAAAAAAsE/HknLJlVUw9Q/s1600/%23+5+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wWYRrYlpt34/UT1leX_iFXI/AAAAAAAAAsE/HknLJlVUw9Q/s400/%23+5+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PZfbeMlGvjc/UT1lvve9p1I/AAAAAAAAAsM/YDnSipuUu00/s1600/%23+6+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PZfbeMlGvjc/UT1lvve9p1I/AAAAAAAAAsM/YDnSipuUu00/s400/%23+6+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">S and I walked around the straw market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is basically a huge flea market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It had all sorts of tourist items such as tee shirt, bags, hats, and whatever else you can think of to put Bahamas on. Some of the items were handmade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Again people calling at you from every direction trying to get you to buy their items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We left the straw market and just walked up and down Bay Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Bay Street is where they have a bunch of shops to name a few; Rolex, Diamonds International, Colombian Emeralds, Gucci, Bacardi, Del Sol (the items change color in the sun), Harley Davidson and everything is duty free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S and I didn’t buy anything we were just walking around taking everything in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We didn’t stick to Bay Street we walked down a few of the side streets as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We saw a Hard Rock Café and Starbucks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There was also a Pirate Museum I wish we would have gone into while we were over there but we were going to go back to the ship and get some lunch and then come back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>On our way back to the ship we were walking along the water front and we saw an elderly lady that had hand painted tiles for sale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S and I decided this is what we wanted to take home to remind us of Nassau so we each picked out a couple and then one for my mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>They were so pretty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I will have pictures of them in a separate post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We were then going to head back to the ship to get some lunch and then at the last minute we decided to go on a horse and buggy ride.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7dej4y_M960/UT1mHAIVjtI/AAAAAAAAAsU/SprLn0NXhk8/s1600/%23+7+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7dej4y_M960/UT1mHAIVjtI/AAAAAAAAAsU/SprLn0NXhk8/s400/%23+7+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ride took about 45 minutes and we both really enjoyed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The guide really knew his stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>He kept us really entertained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I would say it is really worth the money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The cost was $20 USD and then we gave him a $10 USD tip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Although we had already walked the majority of the route we were now riding on the buggy ride it was still really cool to hear the history behind everything we had seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>There was a really unique tree and as the tour guide pointed out it is the oldest standing tree in Nassau.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y8UaFT8GCfI/UT1mkk6B8PI/AAAAAAAAAsc/rbOwLPLhH8k/s1600/%23+8+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y8UaFT8GCfI/UT1mkk6B8PI/AAAAAAAAAsc/rbOwLPLhH8k/s400/%23+8+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something S and I found really interesting is although they gained their independence from England in 1973 they are still strongly influenced by them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>They still wear the white wigs and long black robes to court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is a picture of Parliament Square and to visit is free.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bEZ7W7eOEiE/UT1m8d67SNI/AAAAAAAAAsk/4__vBTmJ6no/s1600/%23+9+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bEZ7W7eOEiE/UT1m8d67SNI/AAAAAAAAAsk/4__vBTmJ6no/s400/%23+9+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tour guide also told us about their flag and what each of the colors represented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The Bahamian Flag has three very bold and beautiful colors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The black represents the power and strength of the people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The yellow represents the sun and the aquamarine represents the sea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kxfta-WYrDo/UT1nNZXlGlI/AAAAAAAAAsw/lrIl5jMm0lQ/s1600/%2523+10+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="297" psa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kxfta-WYrDo/UT1nNZXlGlI/AAAAAAAAAsw/lrIl5jMm0lQ/s400/%2523+10+11.30.12.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we finished with the buggy ride we decide to go back to the ship and have some lunch and then we would come back to Nassau to walk around some more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>While we were eating lunch S realized that while we were walking on the island during one of the gusts of wind he got something in his eye and this entire time he had been trying to get it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After lunch he was not feeling well so we went to the cabin to see if I could get whatever it was out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After searching his eye I finally saw a black piece of sand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After several attempts I could not get it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We decided that we needed to get him to the ship’s doctor and pass on going back to Nassau.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is the point where we talked with the ship’s nurse and realized how it is worth the money to get cruise insurance on the off chance you may need it because it can cost tens of thousands of dollars to be air lifted off the ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After the visit to the doctor and some eye drops later S was feeling better but we decided with the wind we were better off to just stay put and rest up for tomorrow’s next port of call, Freeport Bahamas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We went back to our cabin and our new creation of the day was waiting for us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dewaOR56H8k/UT1nsfZdyuI/AAAAAAAAAs0/hdRNRnk8wNs/s1600/%23+11+11.30.12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" psa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dewaOR56H8k/UT1nsfZdyuI/AAAAAAAAAs0/hdRNRnk8wNs/s400/%23+11+11.30.12.JPG" width="300"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a great day in Nassau.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I would recommend to anyone that is going if you are not going to do a planned excursion through the cruise line then do some research at home before the cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There is a lot to do such as touring the Pirate Museum, tour the Parliament Square, walk up the 65 steps of the Queen’s Staircase to name a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S and I are planning on going back soon and I know these are a few of the many things we plan on doing when we get there.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment and I will be happy to answer.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you enjoy!!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br></div></span></span>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-12386210015385637232012-12-16T12:21:00.001-08:002013-01-27T21:05:21.001-08:00Road TripS and I went to Myrtle Beach, SC to get some shopping done at the outlet mall. He never wants clothes and when he told me that's what he wanted for Christmas I jumped at that because it is so hard to shop for him. We did find some really good deals. After shopping we ate at Tommy Bahamas for dinner. After dinner we walked around some of the stores. On the sidewalk there was a sleigh that was painted like the Starry Night painting which happens to be one of my all time favorite Vincent Van Gogh paintings. I loved it. S made me get my picture with it, but because it was raining I couldn't actually sit in it. He wouldn't get his picture made. Guess he doesn't like Van Gogh as much as I do. :) <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dj3IJgwraRE/UM4tO3A8CBI/AAAAAAAAAjY/rFlxhyDpVoE/s640/blogger-image--247112550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dj3IJgwraRE/UM4tO3A8CBI/AAAAAAAAAjY/rFlxhyDpVoE/s400/blogger-image--247112550.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-adzOPCu7hHQ/UM4tRDx5KLI/AAAAAAAAAjg/jzMGonyChF8/s640/blogger-image-1602934916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-adzOPCu7hHQ/UM4tRDx5KLI/AAAAAAAAAjg/jzMGonyChF8/s400/blogger-image-1602934916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-63883511197939613882012-12-08T13:54:00.000-08:002013-01-27T21:06:37.451-08:00Thursday November 29, 2012 Carnival Fantasy Fun Day at SeaFun Day At Sea!!!!!<br />My First Full Day&nbsp;On A Cruise Ship!<br />﻿﻿ <br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mNR_crgI1pw/UMOzDfBc89I/AAAAAAAAAhs/Q6aQu3bBbYc/s1600/11.29.12+Fun+Day+at+Sea+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mNR_crgI1pw/UMOzDfBc89I/AAAAAAAAAhs/Q6aQu3bBbYc/s400/11.29.12+Fun+Day+at+Sea+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Towel Creation "The Frog"</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿﻿ <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today on the Carnival Fantasy is one of two “Fun Day at Sea” Day’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Each day you are on the ship a Fun Times Newsletter is put in your room for the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This gives you a list of what the top 10 things to do for the next day, what is going on in the casino, what is going on in way of music (DJ, piano bar, karaoke, etc.), child care, shopping on board, spa specials, what is going on in way of the main entertainment, a tear out list of times (morning, afternoon and evening) for different events taking place on the ship, the other side of the tear out list is where each of the meals will be held and what is being served and also listed the daily drink special (today’s: Caribbean Breeze), a for your information list with contact information for medical, guest services, towel hut (get beach towels, golf clubs, ping pong equipment, etc.), beach towels (you better return them or you are charged for them, and if you are going to be charged for one you should just order a brand new one you can take home still in the plastic), deck chairs (use them or lose them, after 40 minutes any items left unattended will be removed and kept at the towel station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>They were a little lax on this cruise because the weather wasn’t so everyone was standing in line fighting for a chair but bet you summer time your stuff would be packed ASAP.), room service (S and I were back and forth on this, yes it is FREE! Room service is included in what you pay for your cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If you are running late, or get an urge late at night and don’t feel like leaving your room they have room service 24 hours a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>They do ask that you extend a gratuity upon RECEIVING service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>PLEASE do this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>These people that work on these ships work hard and contrary to what you think they do NOT make a lot of money, they really depend on the tips.), on air (these are the stations on the T.V. that have all the information about the ship and what is going on daily), sail and sign kiosks (get all the information you need about your card and what it has been used for, you can even print statements), smoking areas, cellular phone service (can be expensive, turned mine off and it stayed off), phoning home, Wi-Fi (on vacation, stayed away from computer, that is why the posts are coming a week late </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> oh and did I mention it can get costly?), help line, list of hours of operation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">S and I decided we didn’t want to do any excursions in Nassau or Freeport we were just going to look around on our own but after attended a “Fun Ashore &amp; Fun Aboard” presentation given by the cruise director Risa (which by the way she was great) we decided it would be best if we booked something for Freeport (which we did).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The presentation we attended basically just gave the run down on things to do on the ship on some of the top excursions to do at each port of call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S didn’t want to go at first and I am really glad I didn’t listen because, well you will just have to wait until the post on Freeport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Later in the day after we had lunch we stopped by the pool to hang out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It was still chilly for me unless you were directly in the sun which kept going behind clouds, so I stayed in my nice warm jacket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Day 2 no bathing suit and no tan lines, so we stood in the back of the lido deck by the side bar and watch 6 men get judged by 3 women in a “hairy” chest contest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It really wasn’t a hairy chest contest it was we are going to get these 6 grown men to dance across the stage for the audience and end up dancing for each of these women with their shirts off and at some point the winner is crowned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There were a few times I couldn’t help but laugh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A little later the cloud coverage became a little heavier, wind a little windier and some of the seats opened up so S and I grabbed a couple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We sat outside for about an hour until I got too chilly and then we went in.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The entire ship has photographers set up with different backdrops for you to have your picture and this night happened to be Evening of Elegance so everyone had to dress up for the dining room, if they ate in the dining room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S and I didn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There were people that had huge packages of pictures over the next few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I know how much it was just for one of the pictures I can’t imagine how much these people spent on all of these pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anyway after dinner we went to the show in the Universe Lounge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It was pretty good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It had a few good songs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>YMCA (the male Fantasy Dancers came out dressed like the Village People), Do You Believe in Life After Love by Cher (this was neat, the lead singer Jennie was dressed in a Bob Mackie type outfit and she was standing on a platform that lifted her up off the stage), Copacabana (the dancers wore cute bright little outfits) and this is to just name a few.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After the show we walked around for a bit to kill time because we wanted to go see one of the comedians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>When we got to the area where he would be performing the line was backed up so far we decided we would skip it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We ended up going to watch some Karaoke in the Cat’s Lounge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Bless their hearts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>That is all I can say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Don’t get me wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There were some that were really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We stayed here for a couple hours and then went back to the cabin to go to sleep.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nassau Bahamas tomorrow!!!!!!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hope you enjoy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jfqxOz9C2Ng/UMO104W2Z9I/AAAAAAAAAiI/pDt7kfI1iFQ/s1600/11.29.12+Fun+Day+at+Sea.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jfqxOz9C2Ng/UMO104W2Z9I/AAAAAAAAAiI/pDt7kfI1iFQ/s400/11.29.12+Fun+Day+at+Sea.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RF20lsL1eQs/UMO2eG6yl_I/AAAAAAAAAiU/d7v6adQkj7s/s1600/11.29.12+Fun+Day+at+Sea+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RF20lsL1eQs/UMO2eG6yl_I/AAAAAAAAAiU/d7v6adQkj7s/s400/11.29.12+Fun+Day+at+Sea+(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-81392948051719565932012-12-08T11:33:00.001-08:002013-01-27T21:09:38.828-08:00Wednesday November 28, 2012 Carnival Fantasy Leaving out of Charleston SC<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Vacation Time!!!!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My First Cruise.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Booking a cruise: Once I booked the cruise I printed several copies of the boarding passes and luggage tags for each person traveling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In this case it was just S and me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I also did not purchase travel insurance when I first booked the cruise but a couple weeks prior to leaving I received a phone call and after a lengthy conversation with the lady on the other end I thought it best to purchase it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>You never know what can happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Keep in mind to be air lifted off a ship is over thirty thousand dollars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I will explain how we came about this information later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Anyway for me personally I felt it was a good idea to be better safe than sorry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Isn’t that why most people have some type of health, life, dental, etc. insurance in general anyway, it is for the unexpected, not the expected?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div>﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lCQiV0Cwxk4/UMKd3nj95AI/AAAAAAAAAdk/3iBCTuDaHpc/s1600/11.28.12+Bahamas+Cruise+(00).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lCQiV0Cwxk4/UMKd3nj95AI/AAAAAAAAAdk/3iBCTuDaHpc/s400/11.28.12+Bahamas+Cruise+(00).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge in Charleston, SC</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For all future cruisers it is a good idea to be early to go ahead and drop off your luggage but be warned when they say you can’t start parking until 10:30 am (which was the case with us) they will put a sticker on the wind shield to show you have dropped off your luggage and then tell you to leave and come back at 10:30am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The lady told us to make sure we had our photo ID, passport (we brought our birth certificates) and boarding passes (you have to print these off yourself at least with Carnival Fantasy).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We pulled out of the lot, made a right and parked in one of the marked parking spaces along the street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We sat there for the next 30 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We finally made it back in and then we follow the road back around where they check all our documents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We are then sent to another area where we sat for awhile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After sitting there we finally moved in line for parking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>At this point we had to sit again and a lady went around and collected money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We had to pay $85 dollars to park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I remember reading on the Carnival website it was $17 dollars a day for a vehicle under 20 feet and over 20 feet it would be $40 dollars a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I also read it was going to be cash only.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>When we got there the sign stated you could pay by cash, check, VISA, Master Card, Discover, and American Express.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I think how this works is it is charged to your Carnival account if you do not pay cash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I honestly didn’t look into it because we paid cash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We finally made it to the parking area and parked the truck, walked a short distance to the pickup area where vans were taking people to the ship.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had a short ride to the ship and then arrived at an area where our bag and person had to be checked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We had to show proof of citizenship and then we made our way to the Carnival check in counter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We were given our “sail and sign” card which is basically our card for everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It’s a charge card for everything on the ship, it is the room key, and it is your pass to get off and on the ship at each port.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This little card is something you need to keep with you at all times.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were then moved along to have our first of many tourist pictures taken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This one was the two of us together with the ship in the background with the date and Charleston, SC printed on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>From there we walked up stairs to have our picture taken and uploaded on to our “sail and sign” card.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then up the winding gang plank and the arrival on the Empress Deck of the Carnival Fantasy Ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I was taken by the size as this was my first time on a cruise ship and I didn’t know what to expect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>People can tell you, you can see pictures and you can watch TV but until you actually see it in person you really have no idea what you are in for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>As luck would have it our Cabin was on this deck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I was glad my first cruise was on a smaller ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I was able to figure out where everything was quickly and this put me at ease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I liked that I was able to use the stairs to get everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We were unable to get in the cabins until 1:30pm and we got on the ship around 11:30am so we had a couple hours to kill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We walked around and got some lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It was kind of chilly and I had pants on over my shorts as well as my heavy sweat shirt jacket, but I thought I was going to be too warm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I wish I would have left them on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></div>﻿﻿ <br />﻿ <br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TIvBcW8h_4c/UMKpqUSEfeI/AAAAAAAAAeA/1koB-dNpHEQ/s1600/11.28.12+Bahamas+Cruise+(01).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TIvBcW8h_4c/UMKpqUSEfeI/AAAAAAAAAeA/1koB-dNpHEQ/s400/11.28.12+Bahamas+Cruise+(01).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me standing by the water slide.</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿ ﻿﻿ <br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We went back to the Lido deck towards the cabin and stopped off at the bar and I got the drink special of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It was a “Funship Special”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It wasn’t bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It had rum, fruit punch, apricot brandy and vodka.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span><br />﻿ <br />﻿ <br />﻿ <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-af4OQw9HKhY/UMKqoiKz_gI/AAAAAAAAAeI/Mq1NYT7-40E/s1600/11.28.12+First+Day+of+Cruise.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-af4OQw9HKhY/UMKqoiKz_gI/AAAAAAAAAeI/Mq1NYT7-40E/s400/11.28.12+First+Day+of+Cruise.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Funship Special" Sitting in the window of our room</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿ ﻿ <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Around 3:30pm we all had to go through a Safety Briefing which I think if something happened most of the people couldn’t tell you what to do because I know about 90% of the ones around us weren’t listening. </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">After our safety briefing we went back to the cabin and unpacked our stuff and then decided we would go up to see the sunset.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tjl5BiSHfEY/UMKrjzQFrNI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/toUhgOHshS4/s1600/11.28.12+Bahamas+Cruise+(03).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tjl5BiSHfEY/UMKrjzQFrNI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/toUhgOHshS4/s400/11.28.12+Bahamas+Cruise+(03).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></div>&nbsp; <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O6otEu4narE/UMKr6Q87msI/AAAAAAAAAec/HYywnYXSFCg/s1600/11.28.12+Bahamas+Cruise+(04).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O6otEu4narE/UMKr6Q87msI/AAAAAAAAAec/HYywnYXSFCg/s400/11.28.12+Bahamas+Cruise+(04).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div>﻿﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SH0BTQjLefs/UMKsog0YhBI/AAAAAAAAAes/MBY99V3bcnY/s1600/11.28.12+First+Day+of+Cruise+(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SH0BTQjLefs/UMKsog0YhBI/AAAAAAAAAes/MBY99V3bcnY/s400/11.28.12+First+Day+of+Cruise+(6).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S taking pictures of the sunset</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿﻿ <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">After we watched the sunset we had some dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The entire cruise we didn’t actually eat in the formal dining rooms we ate in the cafeteria style dining area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This area was on the Lido Deck and it was called Windows on the Sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There was always a salad bar, which is what I had for lunch and dinner every day and then different food selections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Around the pool outside they had Rotisserie, Mongolian Wok (I did have some rice noodles and veggies cooked in soy sauce a couple days for lunch with a smaller salad) and Off the grill for lunch selections in addition to the cafeteria selections that changed daily inside.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">After dinner we went to the Welcome Aboard Show which was a sneak peak of what was going to be offered as a way of entertainment on the cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The two comedian’s did a couple jokes, the Fantasy dancers and Productions Singers performed and they had a couple other little things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It was at this point I realized I had not taken my motion sickness medicine, which I didn’t think I would need but I was going to take because it is better to be safe than sorry. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>I didn’t get sick but I could feel the ship move.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We went back to the cabin, I took one motion sickness tablet and we were in for the evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Each evening we got back to the room there was a new towel creation waiting for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I looked forward to seeing what was left for us each night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There were two that for some reason the pictures were lost and that was of a large heart and a large flower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></div>﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ndwz8YXL_I0/UMKtoQ-OpzI/AAAAAAAAAe0/61tvDdZes_8/s1600/11.28.12+First+Day+of+Cruise+(23).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ndwz8YXL_I0/UMKtoQ-OpzI/AAAAAAAAAe0/61tvDdZes_8/s400/11.28.12+First+Day+of+Cruise+(23).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First towel creation "The Elephant"</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿﻿﻿ ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The following pictures are some taken of the cabin. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span></span></div></span></span><br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UVd_h6hQhCM/UMK9AATwv3I/AAAAAAAAAgI/7T1IoB-qnzw/s1600/Cabin+Door+and+One+of+the+Closet+Doors.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UVd_h6hQhCM/UMK9AATwv3I/AAAAAAAAAgI/7T1IoB-qnzw/s400/Cabin+Door+and+One+of+the+Closet+Doors.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabin door and one of the closet&nbsp;doors</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">﻿ </div>﻿ <br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pDaeGDHB34w/UMK1pwqghPI/AAAAAAAAAfk/q7wBRamGFsE/s1600/Entry+of+cabin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pDaeGDHB34w/UMK1pwqghPI/AAAAAAAAAfk/q7wBRamGFsE/s400/Entry+of+cabin.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entry to our cabin and the bathroom is to the right</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿﻿ <br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oUpU2XF9VYM/UMOIU04Gx7I/AAAAAAAAAgk/FT8oOF_czv0/s1600/Moon+outside+out+cabin+window.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oUpU2XF9VYM/UMOIU04Gx7I/AAAAAAAAAgk/FT8oOF_czv0/s400/Moon+outside+out+cabin+window.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moon outside our cabin window</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿﻿﻿﻿ <br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5rSI6Zp_G9A/UMOJjnDtanI/AAAAAAAAAgw/qhDhPxMp6rM/s1600/Picture+1+of+the+bathroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5rSI6Zp_G9A/UMOJjnDtanI/AAAAAAAAAgw/qhDhPxMp6rM/s400/Picture+1+of+the+bathroom.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side of&nbsp; bathroom</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ <br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXA_QqY4IUU/UMOK0s1rY2I/AAAAAAAAAg4/MAkI8bAGbTQ/s1600/Picture+2+of+bathroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXA_QqY4IUU/UMOK0s1rY2I/AAAAAAAAAg4/MAkI8bAGbTQ/s400/Picture+2+of+bathroom.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Center of bathroom</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ <br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p7jEsTXwRO0/UMOL2u0Ql5I/AAAAAAAAAhE/yCWytCJMiHc/s1600/Shower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p7jEsTXwRO0/UMOL2u0Ql5I/AAAAAAAAAhE/yCWytCJMiHc/s400/Shower.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side of bathroom (the shower)</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ <br />﻿ <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nd0KLeWzyKI/UMON7O2OLgI/AAAAAAAAAhM/Il8Wa5vCjzA/s1600/vanity+and+closets.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" nea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nd0KLeWzyKI/UMON7O2OLgI/AAAAAAAAAhM/Il8Wa5vCjzA/s400/vanity+and+closets.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanity and closets</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ ﻿More to come.&nbsp; Hope you enjoyed.Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-72205694172813057702012-11-02T20:04:00.001-07:002012-11-02T20:25:23.035-07:00Hurricane Sandy 2012<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;"><strong>October 2012 Hurricane Sandy</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well I am sure pretty much&nbsp;anyone with a television heard there was a hurricane off the East Coast and some were calling it a “perfect storm”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Meteorologists’ were projecting Hurricane Sandy to collide with a nor’easter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I am not going into all the details there was enough of that out there with the news and the weather channel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Wilmington’s coast is not really known for overly huge waves maybe 2-3 feet on average and this is just a guess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>During the Hurricane Wilmington’s coast was under a Tropical Storm Warning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We didn’t actually get the full hurricane we got the outer bands of the storm but we did get on average 6-10 feet seas and 30+ mph wind gusts.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">S and I woke up and took a ride to Wrightsville Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We went to Johnnie Mercer’s Pier to look at what the storm was doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It wasn’t really cold and the wind wasn’t as strong as it would get later in the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I took off my shoes and walked down on the beach where S was taking pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The water was actually really warm.</span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gnqs9opr8LM/UJR8tfbOglI/AAAAAAAAAaE/A5IG6C6YoIk/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(104).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gnqs9opr8LM/UJR8tfbOglI/AAAAAAAAAaE/A5IG6C6YoIk/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(104).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Wave swelling near the end of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nISveGEuoSw/UJR9Mo-AqoI/AAAAAAAAAaM/llHomk1oh10/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(98).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nISveGEuoSw/UJR9Mo-AqoI/AAAAAAAAAaM/llHomk1oh10/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(98).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Wave Swelling</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZcOGU1oZxA/UJR9hxExBFI/AAAAAAAAAaY/SM3ocCTDJRU/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(87).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZcOGU1oZxA/UJR9hxExBFI/AAAAAAAAAaY/SM3ocCTDJRU/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(87).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I am standing by Johnnie Mercer’s Pier Wrightsville Beach NC</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think this is so cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>These pictures show a wave starting to swell at the end of the pier and then it’s progression until it crashed on the shore.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qdx0dbjfKm8/UJR-ogoLNfI/AAAAAAAAAag/HFufsckG7HQ/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(84).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qdx0dbjfKm8/UJR-ogoLNfI/AAAAAAAAAag/HFufsckG7HQ/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(84).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWKOndqns1Y/UJR-2zrCoYI/AAAAAAAAAas/dO4r_SJ7PsQ/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(83).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWKOndqns1Y/UJR-2zrCoYI/AAAAAAAAAas/dO4r_SJ7PsQ/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(83).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iYbH9hhNbsk/UJR_GF-n4vI/AAAAAAAAAa0/j90FJzEQCpc/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(82).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iYbH9hhNbsk/UJR_GF-n4vI/AAAAAAAAAa0/j90FJzEQCpc/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(82).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tLw2jlxy6jA/UJR_Qk7v-FI/AAAAAAAAAa8/1dCfOZUZqFc/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(81).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tLw2jlxy6jA/UJR_Qk7v-FI/AAAAAAAAAa8/1dCfOZUZqFc/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(81).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l42mc49SR84/UJR_1sNTxFI/AAAAAAAAAbI/crRx7vX7LKo/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(80).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l42mc49SR84/UJR_1sNTxFI/AAAAAAAAAbI/crRx7vX7LKo/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(80).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Side of Johnnie Mercer’s pier being hit by a wave</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Some pictures of me walking on the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I love being out in rain and wind it is actually relaxing to me so this was really enjoyable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span>﻿﻿﻿ <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UxNmKEtdeZ8/UJSAemz0pqI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Ui8jXYDWL0A/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(77).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UxNmKEtdeZ8/UJSAemz0pqI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Ui8jXYDWL0A/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(77).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wvqU6JFNBo0/UJSAup0ytCI/AAAAAAAAAbc/3LPYrsdA5wg/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(76).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wvqU6JFNBo0/UJSAup0ytCI/AAAAAAAAAbc/3LPYrsdA5wg/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(76).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e7N_aiHz08k/UJSA8VxBIEI/AAAAAAAAAbk/rd0MtBXegqQ/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(74).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e7N_aiHz08k/UJSA8VxBIEI/AAAAAAAAAbk/rd0MtBXegqQ/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(74).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Wave crashing under the pier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We went home and decided we would go back to the beach a little later in the day when the storm got closer to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After we ate lunch we went back to Johnnie Mercer’s Pier at Wrightsville Beach. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On the left side of the picture it can seen how tall the waves are getting later in the day as the storm got closer to our coast.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C-jOIuJLgKg/UJSBiZn4lTI/AAAAAAAAAbw/luKz1_P3KV8/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(55).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C-jOIuJLgKg/UJSBiZn4lTI/AAAAAAAAAbw/luKz1_P3KV8/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(55).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we started to walk down the beach a couple feet I suggested we walk to the other pier (Crystal Pier).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S wasn’t overly excited about the walk so he suggested we ride down there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We got in the truck and went to the opposite end of Wrightsville Beach (this will not be the first time we would drive instead of walk to a destination this day).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8MudiKln_wI/UJSB2Jxai-I/AAAAAAAAAb4/8PhEcoNJyHg/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(52).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8MudiKln_wI/UJSB2Jxai-I/AAAAAAAAAb4/8PhEcoNJyHg/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(52).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">As we got out at Crystal Pier I could immediately tell the difference in the temperature and the wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It was much cooler and the wind was much stronger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I actually felt as though I could have been blown over a few times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is where the + comes in when I put 30+ mph wind gusts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>How much of a plus?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I am not really sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I know earlier in the day I only had a thin shirt and a rain jacket on and this time I had the same thin shirt with a thick zip up sweat shirt type jacket and my rain jacket on top of it.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">I stood on the beach under the pier looking at how it had collapsed in the ocean, not to mention fairly recently collapsed and my over active imagination accompanied by my very dramatic side felt it necessary I move from underneath it immediately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>One big gust of wind or a large wave and that thing could come down quicker than a house of cards.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Moving on, I looked to my right and saw the rocks in the jetty and asked S if we could walk down the beach to have a look at what was taking place there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This was the second time we would drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The waves had gotten bigger as the day went on.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yOp-m7VK32Y/UJSCUC1GvZI/AAAAAAAAAcE/-HecT5TlcEE/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(42).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yOp-m7VK32Y/UJSCUC1GvZI/AAAAAAAAAcE/-HecT5TlcEE/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(42).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waves</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PvXavz4gAXY/UJSCm_fcwWI/AAAAAAAAAcM/jNDO82mf3mQ/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(35).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PvXavz4gAXY/UJSCm_fcwWI/AAAAAAAAAcM/jNDO82mf3mQ/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(35).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">waves crashing over the rocks in the jetty</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4BBVBpv9K94/UJSDBIq_uZI/AAAAAAAAAcU/wwpPA2kHpws/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(24).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4BBVBpv9K94/UJSDBIq_uZI/AAAAAAAAAcU/wwpPA2kHpws/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(24).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">in the far distance white caps</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gUmCK_jdrRk/UJSDaicpREI/AAAAAAAAAcg/h2EJrm1TXKM/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gUmCK_jdrRk/UJSDaicpREI/AAAAAAAAAcg/h2EJrm1TXKM/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(9).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">wave starting to swell</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PAOtKfcxwQA/UJSDvIo2LlI/AAAAAAAAAco/IviffA1mbRo/s1600/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" qea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PAOtKfcxwQA/UJSDvIo2LlI/AAAAAAAAAco/IviffA1mbRo/s320/10.27.12+Wrightsville+Beach+during+hurricane+(8).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">wave curling</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The tide was coming in quick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>My shorts were soaked and I had my very thick sweat shirt on under my rain jacket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Sometimes I would have to stand still and even close my eyes because with one wave coming in and one wave going out the force of the two pulling made me feel like I was going to fall or be pulled down.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Sunday October 28, 2012</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">It didn’t rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There may have been a mist here or there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The wind was steady.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>As of 12am (I guess that would technically be Monday October 29, 2012) the wind was still gusting enough to make our windows shake and my wind chimes, well chime. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; Check out the video.&nbsp; It isn't very long and it was earlier in the day but you get an idea of how things were headed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxckbFEz0PDeQcKaELgtVfzR2KwCdqd56pDpixpdjMkzO3O2Mmzw5WDzC4mI4pNVAc0mGg7Pg70b12DFbNXEw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Hope you enjoy.&nbsp; Let me know what you think.</div></span></span>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-25823749649058358832012-08-08T18:34:00.001-07:002012-08-08T19:35:25.098-07:00Another day on the MOJOIt was another beautiful day on the MOJO last weekend. Carolina Blue Skies! A nice breeze and warm sun. Bella now jumps off my lap to get in the water with S, we are going to have to keep our eyes on her.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9BtGPq8-deE/UCMZfeii0yI/AAAAAAAAAZA/s7jKm90wx3w/s640/blogger-image--1743992888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9BtGPq8-deE/UCMZfeii0yI/AAAAAAAAAZA/s7jKm90wx3w/s1600/blogger-image--1743992888.jpg" /></a></span><br />She likes to make sure she can see everything.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cIF9ditXOPc/UCMZc4F8P3I/AAAAAAAAAYg/ptjK0XII5kQ/s640/blogger-image--1799614433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cIF9ditXOPc/UCMZc4F8P3I/AAAAAAAAAYg/ptjK0XII5kQ/s640/blogger-image--1799614433.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></span><br />You can also see me showing some UNCW pride. S and I are alumni after all.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-356gAQW4Opk/UCMZeHHQoCI/AAAAAAAAAYw/6HaBVFlOvag/s640/blogger-image--1076198286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-356gAQW4Opk/UCMZeHHQoCI/AAAAAAAAAYw/6HaBVFlOvag/s640/blogger-image--1076198286.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span><br />The next picture was taken when S and I took a ride to Fort Fisher, NC after our day on the boat. It is such a beautiful view.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_0KcqhchnNM/UCMZddaLuhI/AAAAAAAAAYo/TMe1_G38k-E/s640/blogger-image--1522835063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_0KcqhchnNM/UCMZddaLuhI/AAAAAAAAAYo/TMe1_G38k-E/s640/blogger-image--1522835063.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span><br />&nbsp;Finally a beautiful sunset at Wrightsville Beach, NC. Hope you enjoy the pictures. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m-GDEcImyo4/UCMZelfpkQI/AAAAAAAAAY4/z3nmebOZh4s/s640/blogger-image--1301991813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m-GDEcImyo4/UCMZelfpkQI/AAAAAAAAAY4/z3nmebOZh4s/s640/blogger-image--1301991813.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-43175274749909772992012-07-15T18:52:00.001-07:002012-07-15T19:53:36.783-07:00Nail Polish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7f6HBJC3_Qc/UANxyr-_RtI/AAAAAAAAAWc/Ht0y-S5K4wM/s640/blogger-image--74142723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7f6HBJC3_Qc/UANxyr-_RtI/AAAAAAAAAWc/Ht0y-S5K4wM/s320/blogger-image--74142723.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Okay, anyone that knows me knows I am "a little" OCD and I LOVE to organize everything. If I can find a way to consolidate and have things neat, and well organized then count me in. I am always on the look out for new and interesting ways and I would like to share what I have done with everyone. If I could organize for a living I would be one happy camper. My first of many posts on organizing is going to be how I came up with a neat way to store my nail polish and the random little things to do your nails. I am by no means saying all these ideas are original but I haven't seen anything like this. I may see something and put a new spin on it but I will always give credit where credit is due. I came up with this idea when S and I were in West Marine. I was bored, I had already looked at everything that I had any interest in and I was following S down the isles when I looked down and saw all different sizes of these plastic containers and although when I saw them I had no idea what I wanted to put in them, i knew I could find something to use them for. I mentioned to S that I may come back a pick a few of these up he asked what I needed them for and I told him I wasn't sure yet. He said he had a few empty ones at home and I could have them. They are actually used for tackle. One night I was sitting down to paint my nails and pulled out a plastic basket that had all my polish just scattered around and the first thing that came to my mind were those plastic fishing tackle containers. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7TdEfRYFkew/UAN0YZB9lNI/AAAAAAAAAW0/OxaNvV5Je7s/s640/blogger-image--1374678130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7TdEfRYFkew/UAN0YZB9lNI/AAAAAAAAAW0/OxaNvV5Je7s/s320/blogger-image--1374678130.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see from the pictures all my polish fits perfectly and they are organized by color as well. Have more polish than I do? They have larger ones or you can use multiple ones. I am so pleased with how this turned out and I am sure I will be using the containers for so many other things. Stay tuned, more to come........</div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-40893055009057172252012-07-14T18:54:00.001-07:002012-07-15T19:55:24.957-07:00Summertime Goodies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-i1Z0vPLrROc/UAIi1XPm5zI/AAAAAAAAAWM/G6ouIqY3-LE/s640/blogger-image-1352244778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-i1Z0vPLrROc/UAIi1XPm5zI/AAAAAAAAAWM/G6ouIqY3-LE/s320/blogger-image-1352244778.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I love almost everything about summertime. Being outdoors, how nice it is to feel the sun on your skin, bike rides, going on the boat, and being vegan I LOVE all the fruits and veggies that are in season. Don't get me wrong I can honestly say I have things I love about each season but hey it's summer so I will talk summer. Today S and I went to Costco to get a few staples we like to stock up on and as walking around we came upon a nice selection of small seedless watermelons in a 2 pack and then on the opposite side I saw some huge papayas. I would rather eat organic but I could not pass up such a good deal on papayas. We also picked up some fresh pineapple as well. When we got home S had to cut up all the fruit. It seems I am having some coordination problems lately and I think S was worried I was going to cut my finger off. I already had some organic nectarines that I picked up at Whole Foods last week and S cut those up as well. So now we have fresh watermelon, papaya, nectarines, and pineapple. I think I am going to make a couple fruit salads to take on the boat tomorrow but I just couldn't resist having some papaya with fresh squeezed lime now. YUMMY! Now I will have a yummy fruit salad everyday with my lunch. Tomorrow I will get up early, pick up my mom, we will take Bella for a walk in the park, then we will go to Whole Foods to get items for my breakfast smoothie and some things to have for lunch and then after I drop my mom off I will come home make my smoothies and then S, Bella and I will go on the boat. I hope everyone is having a great weekend.Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-23645341937766081702012-07-06T19:01:00.002-07:002012-07-06T19:14:44.913-07:00We should be so admirable﻿ <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SB7wXocNofw/T_eJVJJeTNI/AAAAAAAAAUA/Hpibw1SXEok/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="133" sca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SB7wXocNofw/T_eJVJJeTNI/AAAAAAAAAUA/Hpibw1SXEok/s200/DSC_0028.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Bella</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HlfNU-j4Mmo/T_eJqtdFVPI/AAAAAAAAAUI/gH8lwSbrYKo/s1600/DSC_0033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="133" sca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HlfNU-j4Mmo/T_eJqtdFVPI/AAAAAAAAAUI/gH8lwSbrYKo/s200/DSC_0033.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bella and Daddy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A4ilmqvTJMc/T_eKRIg8MiI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/GAhbPTp860M/s1600/11.27.10+Bella+sitting+on+mommy's+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="112" sca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A4ilmqvTJMc/T_eKRIg8MiI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/GAhbPTp860M/s200/11.27.10+Bella+sitting+on+mommy's+back.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bella and Mommy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14T2CjtAVvI/T_eMINveOMI/AAAAAAAAAUY/v_0ccMNXNdg/s1600/10.24.11-10.26.11+Florida+Trip+(51).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="133" sca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14T2CjtAVvI/T_eMINveOMI/AAAAAAAAAUY/v_0ccMNXNdg/s200/10.24.11-10.26.11+Florida+Trip+(51).JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bella on FL. Vacation</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The artical below was given to me years ago and I have held onto it because it is so true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Even if you aren’t a dog person you should be able to admit that at least one or two parts of this touch you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Every time I read this I'm always&nbsp;reminded of all the dogs I have known.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Read it and see what you think.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div>﻿﻿﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_YSnzQG2OhE/T_eM1A80f3I/AAAAAAAAAUg/G4nvtqTyssQ/s1600/Candy+and+Freeway+Leland,+NC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="143" sca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_YSnzQG2OhE/T_eM1A80f3I/AAAAAAAAAUg/G4nvtqTyssQ/s200/Candy+and+Freeway+Leland,+NC.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy and Freeway II</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-96EyZvIh6Fk/T_eNW_TAY9I/AAAAAAAAAUo/sAJenjkSDSg/s1600/Sadie+Wilmington,+NC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="133" sca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-96EyZvIh6Fk/T_eNW_TAY9I/AAAAAAAAAUo/sAJenjkSDSg/s200/Sadie+Wilmington,+NC.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sadie</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿﻿﻿ <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RBaiQtu8knY/T_eOND4mmZI/AAAAAAAAAUw/qMxVf944e10/s1600/0805129-R1-036-16A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="135" sca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RBaiQtu8knY/T_eOND4mmZI/AAAAAAAAAUw/qMxVf944e10/s200/0805129-R1-036-16A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merlin, Luke and Joanna</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCIQ3ghpm1A/T_eOlGQlhgI/AAAAAAAAAU4/hSRhyMJE1wE/s1600/Joanna+and+Lady+in+Borger+TX.+1981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" sca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCIQ3ghpm1A/T_eOlGQlhgI/AAAAAAAAAU4/hSRhyMJE1wE/s200/Joanna+and+Lady+in+Borger+TX.+1981.JPG" width="138" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joanna and Lady</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We Should be so Admirable:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">Editor: If you can start the day without caffeine; if you can get started without pep pills; if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; if you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles; if you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it; if you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him; if you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend; if you can conquer tension without medical help; if you can relax without liquor; if you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed or color, religion or politics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 9pt;">Author unknown</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hrSxvwYJmQY/T_ePz6yNpII/AAAAAAAAAVA/ZysvCB2DXrI/s1600/leland+1+(65).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="129" sca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hrSxvwYJmQY/T_ePz6yNpII/AAAAAAAAAVA/ZysvCB2DXrI/s200/leland+1+(65).JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy and Freeway I</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WlDcwrckgKs/T_eQp0zFUTI/AAAAAAAAAVI/Y01_Zky9TiQ/s1600/DSC00149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" sca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WlDcwrckgKs/T_eQp0zFUTI/AAAAAAAAAVI/Y01_Zky9TiQ/s200/DSC00149.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hannah</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿﻿ <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DsazTaQvU1I/T_eRSC1Mi8I/AAAAAAAAAVU/VQ5CCm1kVPE/s1600/Calvin+1998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="131" sca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DsazTaQvU1I/T_eRSC1Mi8I/AAAAAAAAAVU/VQ5CCm1kVPE/s200/Calvin+1998.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puppy Calvin</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ueClJ4i26-0/T_eRu7eQ9CI/AAAAAAAAAVc/iIBLXPntkT4/s1600/Joanna+and+Calvin+1998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="139" sca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ueClJ4i26-0/T_eRu7eQ9CI/AAAAAAAAAVc/iIBLXPntkT4/s200/Joanna+and+Calvin+1998.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He thought he was still a puppy</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vcx4n7m_Pug/T_eSm13YBSI/AAAAAAAAAVk/FaMq1XgZpeE/s1600/1999+Calvin+and+Joanna.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="131" sca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vcx4n7m_Pug/T_eSm13YBSI/AAAAAAAAAVk/FaMq1XgZpeE/s200/1999+Calvin+and+Joanna.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lap Dog??????</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ts8HufDmYBQ/T_eS_tzsqyI/AAAAAAAAAVs/zxWngGQgA98/s1600/MVC-002F.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" sca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ts8HufDmYBQ/T_eS_tzsqyI/AAAAAAAAAVs/zxWngGQgA98/s200/MVC-002F.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merlin, Calvin and Joanna</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9pFLV3_XPEQ/T_eTqry1UBI/AAAAAAAAAV0/Eh7WWfXSPdk/s1600/DSC00985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" sca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9pFLV3_XPEQ/T_eTqry1UBI/AAAAAAAAAV0/Eh7WWfXSPdk/s200/DSC00985.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-foqw6cmt0r4/T_eUKD8NHNI/AAAAAAAAAV8/GgyAqdBqbB4/s1600/Joanna+and+Calvin+June+2001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="131" sca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-foqw6cmt0r4/T_eUKD8NHNI/AAAAAAAAAV8/GgyAqdBqbB4/s200/Joanna+and+Calvin+June+2001.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes he slept in the bed.....</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #7030a0;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope everyone enjoyed walking down memory lane with me, I sure enjoyed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It was nice to be reminded of how special each and every one of these dogs were to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I am the lucky one&nbsp;because I was&nbsp;blessed to currently have and have had in the past&nbsp;each and every one of them in my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I hope everyone experiences the kind of unconditional love a dog gives at least once in their lifetime .</span></span></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-40802629278743811462012-07-04T19:25:00.000-07:002012-07-04T19:38:39.569-07:004th of July Fireworks<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: red;">&nbsp;&nbsp; H</span>A</span><span style="color: red;">P</span><span style="color: blue;">P</span><span style="color: red;">Y </span><span style="color: blue;">4</span><span style="color: red;">th </span><span style="color: blue;">O</span><span style="color: red;">F </span><span style="color: blue;">J</span><span style="color: red;">U</span><span style="color: blue;">L</span><span style="color: red;">Y</span></span><br /><br />﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xJsO-PeyjWo/T_TltyyWwgI/AAAAAAAAASM/wg_3WsWBDNg/s1600/IMG_0252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" sca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xJsO-PeyjWo/T_TltyyWwgI/AAAAAAAAASM/wg_3WsWBDNg/s400/IMG_0252.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That is the moon below the fireworks.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I LOVE fireworks and ﻿<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">I&nbsp;must say the company I work for puts on a great fireworks display for the 4<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Even though I have to work, once the show starts I am able to just sit and watch the show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Let me clarify my job consist of driving a golf cart in my designated area with my husband as my passenger and we instruct people where they can and cannot walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We always have a great time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>My mom usually goes with us and sets up a lawn chair with one of the best seats for viewing the show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Last night the moon was beautiful and as it was coming up over the golf course it was reflecting in one of the lakes. </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpVdOiHqdOw/T_Tpl2DmgsI/AAAAAAAAASc/pwsQLPmmQ44/s1600/IMG_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpVdOiHqdOw/T_Tpl2DmgsI/AAAAAAAAASc/pwsQLPmmQ44/s320/IMG_0232.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I hope everyone had a great 4<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Enjoy the rest of the pictures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_qn8YcvfZjo/T_T1jYuF-FI/AAAAAAAAASs/3oioW-kPBS8/s1600/IMG_0249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_qn8YcvfZjo/T_T1jYuF-FI/AAAAAAAAASs/3oioW-kPBS8/s320/IMG_0249.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvFtzSqCqdc/T_T6es5hwdI/AAAAAAAAATI/wngpfPGZcIw/s1600/IMG_0250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvFtzSqCqdc/T_T6es5hwdI/AAAAAAAAATI/wngpfPGZcIw/s320/IMG_0250.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IsVOhNdjlsk/T_T6qSVMliI/AAAAAAAAATU/jjvfHktYLho/s1600/IMG_0251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IsVOhNdjlsk/T_T6qSVMliI/AAAAAAAAATU/jjvfHktYLho/s320/IMG_0251.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_JZdS_2AUuI/T_T64zlA9_I/AAAAAAAAATc/XjH3-gkjIz8/s1600/IMG_0256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_JZdS_2AUuI/T_T64zlA9_I/AAAAAAAAATc/XjH3-gkjIz8/s320/IMG_0256.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-5026472855201696562012-07-01T16:29:00.000-07:002012-07-14T17:46:11.417-07:00Bike Ride<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ooSzIpGoc6I/T_Da4C2H6tI/AAAAAAAAAQk/3BXlyFzhjCI/s1600/basket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ooSzIpGoc6I/T_Da4C2H6tI/AAAAAAAAAQk/3BXlyFzhjCI/s1600/basket.jpg" vca="true" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a pictue of the basket from Cynthia's web site</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">S and I love to go for bike rides but we always felt guilty about leaving Bella behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I searched everywhere for a bike basket that was sturdy and could hold a dog up to 20 lbs. but everyone I talked to said they had never heard of something like that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Bella is only 16 lbs. but if I could find a basket that could hold a 20 lb dog then there would be no problem holding Bella.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>One Saturday S and I were talking about taking the bikes the next day to Wrightsville Beach and riding around, well this is when I kicked my search into high gear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I typed in bike baskets for dogs up to 20 lbs and up came a list of different web sites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There was one that really caught my eye so I clicked on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Cynthia’s Twigs (</span><a href="http://www.cynthiastwigs.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri;">www.cynthiastwigs.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">) offered a couple types of baskets that were different sizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I found one that could hold a dog up to 25 lbs. and I knew that is exactly what I needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>She also offered pillows, basket covers and other accessories so if anyone is in need or would love to have a nice basket to carry not only your furry family member but it can be used to carry just about anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I did order the large basket that fits on the back of the bike, a pillow and a rack to attach to the bike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The rack did not fit my bike and when I called Cynthia and explained this to her she was more than happy to let me send it back for a refund.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Her web site is awesome, not only are the products great but there are some great tips on how to get the little one ready to be a passenger on your bike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I followed the suggestions that were on the web site and now every time Bella walks into the garage she sits by the bike, looks up at her basket (yes it is hers) and lets out a little whimper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>My husband and I did not believe it the first time we saw it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Don’t get me wrong you need to take several little trips in a not so busy area to get you and your passenger used to how everything feels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I started out just as suggested by letting Bella sit in her basket around the house.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_84rsWF7VJ4/T_DQmoqZ4vI/AAAAAAAAAP4/pZOv1InWSb8/s1600/03IPhone+(45).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_84rsWF7VJ4/T_DQmoqZ4vI/AAAAAAAAAP4/pZOv1InWSb8/s200/03IPhone+(45).jpg" vca="true" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Every time I would put her in the basket I would sit next to her and constantly pet her and tell her what a good girl she was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I would only let her sit in the basket for a few minutes at a time because I didn’t want her to become scared of it or feel forced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It only took Bella two days before she was ready to actually sit in the basket while it was on the bike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I must say I did take my bike to a local bike shop and I had them put a rack on my bike and then attach the basket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>As soon as S and I got it home I was ready to try it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I still continued to follow the advice on the web site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S was on one side of the bike and I was on the other and we walked Bella up and down the street until she felt a little more comfortable riding in the basket and it worked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The next evening we went for our first bike ride and we have gone a couple other times since then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>So if you do decide to order one of these baskets for the purpose of riding with your pet please take the advise that is given on the web site it will really help you to help your pet become more comfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oc67jkSyyJ4/T_DUWSn1HgI/AAAAAAAAAQE/8D1KV5wKbPM/s1600/03IPhone+(87).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oc67jkSyyJ4/T_DUWSn1HgI/AAAAAAAAAQE/8D1KV5wKbPM/s320/03IPhone+(87).jpg" vca="true" width="320" /></a></div><br />She can move around but not too much.&nbsp; She is in a harness and then it is attached to a harness (you can get this from Cynthia’s web site) that has a ring in the middle and&nbsp;is hooked on each side of the basket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>S and I bought one of those <span style="color: black;">aluminum alloy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: black;">carabiner that climbers use and we hooked it to the harness she was wearing and then attached it to the loop on the harness that attaches to each side of the basket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It is really light weight so she doesn’t have something heavy sitting on her neck or back and they are strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I strongly suggest making sure your pet is harnessed in because I have talked to several people that told me how their dog or someone they know had a dog that either fell out or jumped out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I even talked to one person that said their friend ran their dog over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>From what I can tell Bella has no problem being harnessed in and I feel much better about taking her on rides.</span><br /><br />﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_e5uURQ31NU/T_DaMOzhDBI/AAAAAAAAAQc/r2K4Npot_vU/s1600/03IPhone+(33).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_e5uURQ31NU/T_DaMOzhDBI/AAAAAAAAAQc/r2K4Npot_vU/s320/03IPhone+(33).jpg" vca="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Better view of the harness.&nbsp; Looks like a happy dog to me.</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889273684168056907.post-43839220189062594922012-06-30T20:11:00.000-07:002012-06-30T20:12:09.116-07:00A Day on the MOJO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2G4VlRGtadk/T--s5wLBK0I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/x17llVfptz4/s1600/03IPhone+(95).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2G4VlRGtadk/T--s5wLBK0I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/x17llVfptz4/s200/03IPhone+(95).jpg" vca="true" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The radio DJ said the heat index was 102F but on the MOJO there was a nice little breeze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Jack and Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp was playing (I love that song) and everything was still and quite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I was reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, S was reading a book and Bella was sleeping at our feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We have a really cool set up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We have a sheet that we attach to the T-Top and then tie it off to the back of the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It gives us a nice shaded area and lets plenty of the ocean breeze pass through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>When we feel like getting some good old vitamin D we just go to the front of the boat.</span></div>﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6O3P1_cV3I0/T--v4Whq0uI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/OiMol-_9Fr4/s1600/03IPhone+(92).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6O3P1_cV3I0/T--v4Whq0uI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/OiMol-_9Fr4/s200/03IPhone+(92).jpg" vca="true" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Shaded Area</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let me make one thing clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I am a huge chicken and I do not swim in brackish water, S on the other hand has no problem with it and now he has Bella as ready as he is to take a dip into the unknown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Okay I am being a little dramatic but let’s be honest I would rather see what is around me instead of being surprised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>﻿﻿﻿﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yrW_ab5MNrM/T--3ADdRNiI/AAAAAAAAAKo/ErsAY73w_Js/s1600/Copy+of+03IPhone+(96).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yrW_ab5MNrM/T--3ADdRNiI/AAAAAAAAAKo/ErsAY73w_Js/s320/Copy+of+03IPhone+(96).jpg" vca="true" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bella Swimming</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Honestly Bella couldn’t get enough of the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>As soon as I would get her out and put her in my lap to watch S swim a little longer she was ready go get back in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If we took her life vest off she would stand at the edge and look into the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></div>﻿﻿﻿<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-80m3q0hla8E/T--4OGOEN2I/AAAAAAAAAKw/tODYyGpKJfg/s1600/03IPhone+(12).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-80m3q0hla8E/T--4OGOEN2I/AAAAAAAAAKw/tODYyGpKJfg/s200/03IPhone+(12).jpg" vca="true" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can I get back in?</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Overall it was a great day and I was finally able to wear my great SPF 50 hat my mom bought for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I love it and as soon as I saw it I was reminded of the movie “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Evil Under the Sun, great movie, I love it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ng-xlE1tMP4/T--6VkwXGCI/AAAAAAAAAK4/ltCAT21OKt8/s1600/03IPhone+(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ng-xlE1tMP4/T--6VkwXGCI/AAAAAAAAAK4/ltCAT21OKt8/s200/03IPhone+(10).jpg" vca="true" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well it was a great day and I am so fortunate that I am able to enjoy the beautiful ocean without all the crowds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A day of relaxing, reading, listening to great music, getting some sun and spending time with S and Bella, there aren’t many things better than that.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div>﻿ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R-Mlu1fuS2E/T--9GfvNjlI/AAAAAAAAALE/_ttmvG0OuSE/s1600/03IPhone+(13).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R-Mlu1fuS2E/T--9GfvNjlI/AAAAAAAAALE/_ttmvG0OuSE/s200/03IPhone+(13).jpg" vca="true" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelican</td></tr></tbody></table>﻿ <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3_urAtsjysA/T--9t03xu9I/AAAAAAAAALM/1Nsn1ePB2uw/s1600/03IPhone+(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3_urAtsjysA/T--9t03xu9I/AAAAAAAAALM/1Nsn1ePB2uw/s200/03IPhone+(9).jpg" vca="true" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bella trying to figure out how to get the pelican.</td></tr></tbody></table>Yoga Mojo Joanna Newtonhttps://plus.google.com/110464377141242424138noreply@blogger.com0